Coons Patches and Gregory Patches Dr. Scott Schaefer
Patches With Arbitrary Boundaries Given any 4 curves, f(s,0), f(s,1), f(0,t), f(1,t) that meet continuously at the corners, construct a smooth surface interpolating these curves
Patches With Arbitrary Boundaries Given any 4 curves, f(s,0), f(s,1), f(0,t), f(1,t) that meet continuously at the corners, construct a smooth surface interpolating these curves
Coons Patches Build a ruled surface between pairs of curves
Coons Patches Build a ruled surface between pairs of curves
Coons Patches Build a ruled surface between pairs of curves
Coons Patches Build a ruled surface between pairs of curves
Coons Patches “Correct” surface to make boundaries match
Coons Patches “Correct” surface to make boundaries match
Properties of Coons Patches Interpolate arbitrary boundaries Smoothness of surface equivalent to minimum smoothness of boundary curves Don’t provide higher continuity across boundaries
Hermite Coons Patches Given any 4 curves, f(s,0), f(s,1), f(0,t), f(1,t) that meet continuously at the corners and cross-boundary derivatives along these edges , construct a smooth surface interpolating these curves and derivatives
Hermite Coons Patches Use Hermite interpolation!!!
Hermite Coons Patches Use Hermite interpolation!!!
Hermite Coons Patches Use Hermite interpolation!!!
Hermite Coons Patches Use Hermite interpolation!!! Requires mixed partials
Problems With Bezier Patches
Problems With Bezier Patches
Problems With Bezier Patches
Problems With Bezier Patches Derivatives along edges not independent!!!
Solution
Solution
Gregory Patches
Gregory Patch Evaluation
Gregory Patch Evaluation Derivative along edge decoupled from adjacent edge at interior points
Gregory Patch Properties Rational patches Independent control of derivatives along edges except at end-points Don’t have to specify mixed partial derivatives Interior derivatives more complicated due to rational structure Special care must be taken at corners (poles in rational functions)
Constructing Smooth Surfaces With Gregory Patches Assume a network of cubic curves forming quad shapes with curves meeting with C1 continuity Construct a C1 surface that interpolates these curves
Constructing Smooth Surfaces With Gregory Patches Need to specify interior points for cross-boundary derivatives Gregory patches allow us to consider each edge independently!!!
Constructing Smooth Surfaces With Gregory Patches Need to specify interior points for cross-boundary derivatives Gregory patches allow us to consider each edge independently!!! Fixed control points!!
Constructing Smooth Surfaces With Gregory Patches Need to specify interior points for cross-boundary derivatives Gregory patches allow us to consider each edge independently!!!
Constructing Smooth Surfaces With Gregory Patches Need to specify interior points for cross-boundary derivatives Gregory patches allow us to consider each edge independently!!!
Constructing Smooth Surfaces With Gregory Patches Need to specify interior points for cross-boundary derivatives Gregory patches allow us to consider each edge independently!!! Derivatives must be linearly dependent!!!
Constructing Smooth Surfaces With Gregory Patches Need to specify interior points for cross-boundary derivatives Gregory patches allow us to consider each edge independently!!! By construction, property holds at end-points!!!
Constructing Smooth Surfaces With Gregory Patches Need to specify interior points for cross-boundary derivatives Gregory patches allow us to consider each edge independently!!! Assume weights change linearly
Constructing Smooth Surfaces With Gregory Patches Need to specify interior points for cross-boundary derivatives Gregory patches allow us to consider each edge independently!!! Assume weights change linearly A quartic function. Not possible!!!
Constructing Smooth Surfaces With Gregory Patches Need to specify interior points for cross-boundary derivatives Gregory patches allow us to consider each edge independently!!! Require v(t) to be quadratic
Constructing Smooth Surfaces With Gregory Patches Need to specify interior points for cross-boundary derivatives Gregory patches allow us to consider each edge independently!!!
Constructing Smooth Surfaces With Gregory Patches Problem: construction is not symmetric is quadratic is cubic
Constructing Smooth Surfaces With Gregory Patches Solution: assume v(t) is linear and use to find Same operation to find
Constructing Smooth Surfaces With Gregory Patches Advantages Simple construction with finite set of (rational) polynomials Disadvantages Not very flexible since cross-boundary derivatives are not full cubics If cubic curves not available, can estimate tangent planes and build hermite curves