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TOG
2008
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Freeform surfaces from single curved panels
Motivated by applications in architecture and manufacturing, we discuss the problem of covering a freeform surface by single curved panels. This leads to the new concept of semi-d...
Helmut Pottmann, Alexander Schiftner, Pengbo Bo, H...
JGTOOLS
2007
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PB-FFD: A Point-Based Technique for Free-Form Deformation
This paper presents PB-FFD, a novel, interactive, point-based technique for performing free-form deformation of polygonal meshes. First, a volumetric deformation space is de ned a...
Kevin T. McDonnell, Hong Qin
TOSEM
2008
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Power laws in software
e than previously established, appearing at various levels of abstraction, in diverse systems and languages. The implications of this phenomenon cover various aspects of software e...
Panagiotis Louridas, Diomidis Spinellis, Vasileios...
TPDS
2008
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Distributed Deployment Schemes for Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks to Ensure Multilevel Coverage
One of the key research issues in wireless sensor networks (WSNs) is how to efficiently deploy sensors to cover an area. In this paper, we solve the k-coverage sensor deployment pr...
You-Chiun Wang, Yu-Chee Tseng
TROB
2008
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Smooth Vertical Surface Climbing With Directional Adhesion
Stickybot is a bio-inspired robot that climbs smooth vertical surfaces such as glass, plastic and ceramic tile at 4 cm/s. The robot employs several design principles adapted from t...
Sangbae Kim, Matthew Spenko, Salomon Trujillo, Bar...