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Solid Modeling by Computers

From Theory to Applications

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  • © 1984

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Editors:
  1. Mary S. Pickett

    1. General Motors Research Laboratories, USA

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  2. John W. Boyse

    1. General Motors Research Laboratories, USA

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Representation and Analysis of Solid Models

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Representation of Tolerances in Solid Modeling: Issues and Alternative Approaches

      • Aristides A. G. Requicha
      Pages 3-22

    3. Generation of Solid Models from Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Data

      • Michael A. Wesley, George Markowsky
      Pages 23-51

    4. Finite Element Mesh Generation for Use with Solid Modeling and Adaptive Analysis

      • Mark S. Shephard, Mark A. Yerry
      Pages 53-80

    5. Finite-Element Analysis for the Naive User

      • Burkard Wördenweber
      Pages 81-102

  3. Use of Solid Models in Production Technology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
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    2. The Application of Geometric Modeling to Metal Casting Technology

      • John T. Berry, J. A. M. Boulet
      Pages 105-120

    3. Shape Features in Geometric Modeling

      • Graham E. M. Jared
      Pages 121-137

    4. Numerical Code Generation from a Geometric Modeling System

      • G. T. Armstrong, Graham C. Carey, Alan de Pennington
      Pages 139-157

    5. Roboteach: An Off-Line Robot Programming System Based on GMSolid

      • Mary S. Pickett, Robert B. Tilove, Vadim Shapiro
      Pages 159-184

  4. General Surfaces in Solid Modelers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 185-185
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    2. Free-Form Surfaces in GMSolid: Goals and Issues

      • Ramon F. Sarraga, William C. Waters
      Pages 187-209

    3. Design Methods of Free-Form Surfaces and their Integration into the Solid Modeling Package GEOMAP-III

      • Fumihiko Kimura
      Pages 211-236

    4. Introducing Sculptured Surfaces into a Geometric Modeler

      • Alyn P. Rockwood
      Pages 237-258

    5. Precise Implementation of Cad Primitives using Rational Parameterizations of Standard Surfaces

      • S. Ocken, Jacob T. Schwartz, M. Sharir
      Pages 259-273

  5. Solid Modeling and Artificial Intelligence

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 275-275
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    2. Solid Modeling, Aspect Graphs, and Robot Vision

      • Glen M. Castore
      Pages 277-292

    3. An Approach to Automatic Robot Programming

      • Tomás Lozano-Pérez, Rodney A. Brooks
      Pages 293-328

    4. Gari: An Expert System for Process Planning

      • Yannick Descotte, Jean-Claude Latombe
      Pages 329-346
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About this book

This book contains the papers presented at the international research sympo­ sium "Solid Modeling by Computers: From Theory to Applications," held at the General Motors Research Laboratories on September 25-27, 1983. This was the 28th syposium in aseries which the Research Laboratories began sponsor­ ing in 1957. Each symposium has focused on a topic that is both under active study at the Research Laboratories and is also of interest to the larger technical community. Solid modeling is still a very young research area, young even when com­ pared with other computer-related research fields. Ten years ago, few people recognized the importance of being able to create complete and unambiguous computer models of mechanical parts. Today there is wide recognition that computer representations of solids are aprerequisite for the automation of many engineering analyses and manufacturing applications. In September 1983, the time was ripe for a symposium on this subject. Re­ search had already demonstrated the efficacy of solid modeling as a tool in computer automated design and manufacturing, and there were significant re­ suIts wh ich could be presented at the symposium. Yet the field was still young enough that we could bring together theorists in solid modeling and practition­ ers applying solid modeling to other research areas in a group sm all enough to allow a stimulating exchange of ideas.

Editors and Affiliations

  • General Motors Research Laboratories, USA

    Mary S. Pickett, John W. Boyse

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Solid Modeling by Computers

  • Book Subtitle: From Theory to Applications

  • Editors: Mary S. Pickett, John W. Boyse

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2811-7

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1984

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-41937-9Due: 01 May 1985

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-9730-7Published: 27 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-2811-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 392

  • Topics: Computer System Implementation, Operating Systems

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