Orthogonal polyhedra as geometric bounds in constructive solid geometry

Set membership classification and, specifically, the evaluation of a CSG tree are problems of a certain complexity. Several techniques to speed up these processes have been proposed such as Active Zones, Geometric Bounds and the Extended Convex Differences Tree. Boxes are the most common geometric b...

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Autores: Aguilera, A, Ayala Vallespí, M. Dolors|||0000-0003-4931-0467
Tipo de recurso: informe técnico
Fecha de publicación:1996
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/97221
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/97221
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Membership classification
CSG evaluation
Ortogonal polyhedra
CSG model
Linear complexity
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Sumario:Set membership classification and, specifically, the evaluation of a CSG tree are problems of a certain complexity. Several techniques to speed up these processes have been proposed such as Active Zones, Geometric Bounds and the Extended Convex Differences Tree. Boxes are the most common geometric bounds studied but other bounds such as spheres, convex hulls and prisms have also been proposed. In this work we propose orthogonal polyhedra as geometric bounds in the CSG model. CSG primitives are approximated by orthogonal polyhedra and the orthogonal bound of the object is obtained by applying the corresponding boolean algebra. A specific model for orthogonal polyhedra is presented that allows a simple and robust boolean operations algorithm between orthogonal polyhedra. This algorithm has linear complexity (is based on a merging process) and avoids floating-point computation.