下面两个专利中虽然都挂有傅苹的名字，但仅此而已。里面就再也找不到她的名字了，而 Herbert Edelsbrunner 的名字则多次出现在参考文献中。考虑到他们俩的背景，明显这两个专利都是 Herbert Edelsbrunner 的东西，而傅苹没有什么贡献！
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United States Patent |
6,377,865 |
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Edelsbrunner , et al. |
April 23, 2002 |
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Methods of generating three-dimensional digital models of objects by wrapping point cloud data points
Abstract
A method of automatic conversion of
a physical object into a three-dimensional digital model. The method acquires a
set of measured data points on the surface of a physical model. From the
measured data points, the method reconstructs a digital model of the physical
object using a Delaunay complex of the points, a flow strcuture of the
simplicies in the Delaunay complex and retracting the Delaunay complex into a
digital model of the physical object using the flow structure. The method then
outputs the digital model of the physical object.
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Inventors: |
Edelsbrunner; Herbert (Chapel Hill, NC), Fu; Ping (Chapel Hill, NC) |
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Assignee: |
Raindrop Geomagic, Inc. (Research Triangle Park, NC) |
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Appl. No.: |
09/248,587 |
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Filed: |
February 11, 1999 |
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United States Patent |
5,850,229 |
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Edelsbrunner , et al. |
December 15, 1998 |
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Apparatus and method for geometric morphing
Abstract
A method of geometric morphing
between a first object having a first shape and a second object having a second
shape. The method includes the steps of generating a first Delaunay complex
corresponding to the first shape and a second Delaunay complex corresponding to
the second shape and generating a plurality of intermediary Delaunay complexes
defined by a continuous family of mixed shapes corresponding to a mixing of the
first shape and the second shape. The method further includes the steps of
constructing a first skin corresponding to the first Delaunay complex and a
second skin corresponding to the second Delaunay complex and constructing a
plurality of intermediary skins corresponding to the plurality of intermediary
Delaunay complexes. The first skin, second skin and plurality of intermediary
skins may be visually displayed on an output device.
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Inventors: |
Edelsbrunner; Herbert (Champaign, IL), Fu; Ping (Champaign, IL) |
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Assignee: |
Raindrop Geomagic, Inc. (Champaign, IL) |
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Appl. No.: |
08/570,614 |
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Filed: |
December 15, 1995 |
不过代价也太高了吧。 