scholarly journals CONTROL METHODS OF OPTICAL DETAILS WITH FREE-FORM SURFACES AND KINOFORM ELEMENTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-126
Author(s):  
Nikolai Y. Nikanorov ◽  
Elizabeth G. Bobyleva
Keyword(s):  
Surface Shape ◽  
Free Form ◽  
Control Methods ◽  
Industrial Practice ◽  
Free Form Surfaces ◽  
Production Conditions ◽  
Methods Of Control

Methods of control of optical parts with free-form surfaces and kinoform elements under production conditions are considered. Two of the considered methods - interferometric (using holographic compensators) and profilometric (using contact profilometers) - are widely known and used in industrial practice. The method of non-contact profilometry, based on chromatic confocal sensors to control the surface shape of optical parts in industrial conditions, was not previously applied.

Multiple-Points Constraints Based Deformation for Free-Form Surfaces

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Zheng ◽  
K. W. Chan ◽  
I. Gibson
Keyword(s):  
Surface Deformation ◽  
Single Point ◽  
Displacement Function ◽  
Surface Shape ◽  
Free Form ◽  
Surface Model ◽  
Deformation Method ◽  
Multiple Points ◽  
Free Form Surface ◽  
Free Form Surfaces

Abstract There is an increasing demand in the conceptual design for more intuitive methods for creating and modifying free-form curves and surfaces in CAD modeling systems. The methods should be based not only on the change of the mathematical parameters but also on the user’s specified constraints and shapes. This paper presents a new surface representation model for free-form surface deformation representation. The model is a combination of two functions: a displacement function and a function for representing an existing NURBS surface called parent surface. Based on the surface model, the authors develop two deformation methods which are named SingleDef (Single-point constraint based deformation method), and MultiDef (Multiple-points constraints based deformation method). The techniques for free-form surface deformation allow conceptual designer to modify a parent surface by directly applying point constraints to the parent surface. The deformation methods are implemented and taken in an experimental CAD system. The results show that the designer can easily and intuitively control the surface shape.

Computer Aided Style Design System Based on Highlight Lines

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sakiko Yano ◽  
Hideki Aoyama
Keyword(s):  
Surface Shape ◽  
Free Form ◽  
Design System ◽  
Normal Vector ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Design Work ◽  
Design Processes ◽  
Normal Vectors ◽  
Free Form Surfaces ◽  
Unit Normal

Free-form surfaces are useful for modeling the external shape of industrial products but designers are still facing difficulty in designing high-quality aesthetic surfaces because commercial CAD systems currently available lack the required performance to support their design work. This has therefore led to the increasing need for design-aiding modeling systems to enhance the efficiency of high quality surface design processes. This paper proposes a method of redesigning aesthetic surface shapes by controlling unit normal vectors on the surface and discusses a fundamental system constructed based on the proposed technique. Attempts were also made to construct the required character lines using the proposed technique. Additionally, the validity of the proposed technique was also verified. In the surface evaluation stage of existing product design processes, the highlight-check method using highlight lines on the surface of a model is the most common and popular evaluation method even though methods using curvature and isophote have been proposed. With this method, the unit normal vectors on the surface are controlled by highlight lines. A highlight line is defined as a curve which consists of points with a constant angle to the right reflective direction when a beam shines on an arbitrary point on a surface. With this highlight-check system, highlight lines are displayed on the screen and evaluated by the designer. When highlight lines are faulty or those required by the designer cannot be obtained, the designer just needs to enter the required highlight lines manually by drawing with a pen tablet on LCD interactive display to improve surface quality. Usually, the system takes input highlight line information as unit normal vector information, and constructs the required surface shape using that information.

scholarly journals Construction and analysis of unified 4-point interpolating nonstationary subdivision surfaces

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehwish Bari ◽  
Ghulam Mustafa ◽  
Abdul Ghaffar ◽  
Kottakkaran Sooppy Nisar ◽  
Dumitru Baleanu
Keyword(s):  
Computer Graphics ◽  
Geometric Modeling ◽  
Tension Control ◽  
Free Form ◽  
Subdivision Surfaces ◽  
Smooth Curves ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Tension Parameter ◽  
Exact Reproduction ◽  
Free Form Surfaces

AbstractSubdivision schemes (SSs) have been the heart of computer-aided geometric design almost from its origin, and several unifications of SSs have been established. SSs are commonly used in computer graphics, and several ways were discovered to connect smooth curves/surfaces generated by SSs to applied geometry. To construct the link between nonstationary SSs and applied geometry, in this paper, we unify the interpolating nonstationary subdivision scheme (INSS) with a tension control parameter, which is considered as a generalization of 4-point binary nonstationary SSs. The proposed scheme produces a limit surface having $C^{1}$ C 1 smoothness. It generates circular images, spirals, or parts of conics, which are important requirements for practical applications in computer graphics and geometric modeling. We also establish the rules for arbitrary topology for extraordinary vertices (valence ≥3). The well-known subdivision Kobbelt scheme (Kobbelt in Comput. Graph. Forum 15(3):409–420, 1996) is a particular case. We can visualize the performance of the unified scheme by taking different values of the tension parameter. It provides an exact reproduction of parametric surfaces and is used in the processing of free-form surfaces in engineering.

Automatic Generation of Anisotropic Patterns of Geometric Features for Industrial Design

2015 ◽  
Vol 138 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Andrade ◽  
Ved Vyas ◽  
Kenji Shimada
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Industrial Design ◽  
Automatic Generation ◽  
Free Form ◽  
Geometric Features ◽  
Target Domain ◽  
Metric Tensor ◽  
Target Region ◽  
Free Form Surfaces

While modern computer aided design (CAD) systems currently offer tools for generating simple patterns, such as uniformly spaced rectangular or radial patterns, these tools are limited in several ways: (1) They cannot be applied to free-form geometries used in industrial design, (2) patterning of these features happens within a single working plane and is not applicable to highly curved surfaces, and (3) created features lack anisotropy and spatial variations, such as changes in the size and orientation of geometric features within a given region. In this paper, we introduce a novel approach for creating anisotropic patterns of geometric features on free-form surfaces. Complex patterns are generated automatically, such that they conform to the boundary of any specified target region. Furthermore, user input of a small number of geometric features (called “seed features”) of desired size and orientation in preferred locations could be specified within the target domain. These geometric seed features are then transformed into tensors and used as boundary conditions to generate a Riemannian metric tensor field. A form of Laplace's heat equation is used to produce the field over the target domain, subject to specified boundary conditions. The field represents the anisotropic pattern of geometric features. This procedure is implemented as an add-on for a commercial CAD package to add geometric features to a target region of a three-dimensional model using two set operations: union and subtraction. This method facilitates the creation of a complex pattern of hundreds of geometric features in less than 5 min. All the features are accessible from the CAD system, and if required, they are manipulable individually by the user.

scholarly journals Development of Non-contact Profile Sensor for 3-D Free-form Surfaces (1st Report)

1992 ◽  
Vol 58 (11) ◽  
pp. 1886-1892
Author(s):  
Takashi MIYOSHI ◽  
Hiroshi AOKI ◽  
Katsumasa SAITO
Keyword(s):  
Free Form ◽  
Free Form Surfaces

Fully Free-Form Deformation Features (δ-F4) Incorporating Discontinuities

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent Cheutet ◽  
Jean-Philippe Pernot ◽  
Jean-Claude Leon ◽  
Bianca Falcidieno ◽  
Franca Giannini
Keyword(s):  
Surface Deformation ◽  
Geometric Constraints ◽  
Free Form ◽  
Initial Surface ◽  
Cad Systems ◽  
Free Form Deformation ◽  
Deformation Features ◽  
Generate Surface ◽  
Prototype Software ◽  
Free Form Surfaces

To limit low-level manipulations of free-form surfaces, the concept of Fully Free Form Deformation Features (δ-F4) have been introduced. They correspond to shapes obtained by deformation of a surface area according to specified geometric constraints. In our work, we mainly focused on those features aimed at enforcing the visual effect of the so-called character lines, extensively used by designers to specify the shape of an object. Therefore, in the proposed approach, 3D lines are used to drive surface deformation over specified areas. Depending on the wished shape and reflection light effects, the insertion of character lines may generate surface tangency discontinuities. In CAD systems, such kind of discontinuities is generally created by a decomposition of the initial surface into several patches. This process can be tedious and very complex, depending on the shape of the deformation area and the desired surface continuity. Here, a method is proposed to create discontinuities on a surface, using the trimming properties of surfaces. The corresponding deformation features produce the resulting surface in a single modification step and handle simultaneously more constraints than current CAD systems. The principle of the proposed approach is based on arbitrary shaped discontinuities in the parameter domain of the surface to allow the surface exhibiting geometric discontinuities at user-prescribed points or along lines. The proposed approach is illustrated with examples obtained using our prototype software.

Mechanistic Modeling of the Ball End Milling Process for Multi-Axis Machining of Free-Form Surfaces

2000 ◽  
Vol 123 (3) ◽  
pp. 369-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rixin Zhu ◽  
Shiv G. Kapoor ◽  
Richard E. DeVor
Keyword(s):  
End Milling ◽  
Chip Thickness ◽  
Mechanistic Modeling ◽  
Free Form ◽  
Surface Geometry ◽  
Workpiece Surface ◽  
Ball End Milling ◽  
Modeling Approach ◽  
Free Form Surfaces ◽  
Cutting Point

A mechanistic modeling approach to predicting cutting forces is developed for multi-axis ball end milling of free-form surfaces. The workpiece surface is represented by discretized point vectors. The modeling approach employs the cutting edge profile in either analytical or measured form. The engaged cut geometry is determined by classification of the elemental cutting point positions with respect to the workpiece surface. The chip load model determines the undeformed chip thickness distribution along the cutting edges with consideration of various process faults. Given a 5-axis tool path in a cutter location file, shape driving profiles are generated and piecewise ruled surfaces are used to construct the tool swept envelope. The tool swept envelope is then used to update the workpiece surface geometry employing the Z-map method. A series of 3-axis and 5-axis surface machining tests on Ti6A14V were conducted to validate the model. The model shows good computational efficiency, and the force predictions are found in good agreement with the measured data.

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