Computing Equidistant Curves and Surfaces
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Abstract The problem of computing equidistant curves and surfaces between a point and (i) a parametric curve and (ii) a parametric surface is considered. This problem is important since it can form a basis for further generalizations of the problem, viz., computing equidistant curves and surfaces between a pair of curves and a pair of surfaces. Engineering applications of such equidistant curves and surfaces include fluid flow analysis, mesh generation and shape interrogation.