Lines of Curvature for Log Aesthetic Surfaces Characteristics Investigation

Autor: R.U. Gobithaasan, Yee Meng Teh, Kenjiro T. Miura, Wen Eng Ong
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Mathematics, Vol 9, Iss 21, p 2699 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2227-7390
DOI: 10.3390/math9212699
Popis: Lines of curvatures (LoCs) are curves on a surface that are derived from the first and second fundamental forms, and have been used for shaping various types of surface. In this paper, we investigated the LoCs of two types of log aesthetic (LA) surfaces; i.e., LA surfaces of revolution and LA swept surfaces. These surfaces are generated with log aesthetic curves (LAC) which comprise various families of curves governed by α. First, since it is impossible to derive the LoCs analytically, we have implemented the LoC computation numerically using the Central Processing Unit (CPU) and General Processing Unit (GPU). The results showed a significant speed up with the latter. Next, we investigated the curvature distributions of the derived LoCs using a Logarithmic Curvature Graph (LCG). In conclusion, the LoCs of LA surface of revolutions are indeed the duplicates of their original profile curves. However, the LoCs of LA swept surfaces are LACs of different shapes. The exception to this is when this type of surface possesses LoCs in the form of circle involutes.
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