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AML710 Computer Aided Design

MinorII SemesterI - Session2008-09
Time: 1 hr Marks: 25

Note: Answer all the questions. In Ql some answers may not be unique.
J. Write only the most apprqpriate answers whichfill the blanks in thefollowing statements

Q The curve that describes the seam on a tennis ball is an example of - and lies on a_.
b) Two approaches to determine the cubic spline parameter values are _and_.
c) In Bezier curves, the maximum value of each blending function occurs at and is given
by
@ The second derivative of the Bezier curve depends on two or three
@ In!l parametric surface, two combinations of principal curvatures are and
f) A bilinear surface is constructed from four and any interior point can be obtained
by
g) A bicubic surface with at all four corners is caited Ferguson patch.
h) Apart from degree raising, the flexibility of a B-splil1ecurve can be increased by -
i) In a mapped surface Q(u,w) the diagonals ofa unit square are represented as- and_.
(jJ) The local flatness of a parametric surface can be tested by its
k) is a completesurfacewhile- is a ruledminimalsurface.

yor better flexibilit~ in curves and surfaces we use knot vectors.

(O.5x20blanks)

2. Two Bezier curve segments defined by the following control vertices ABCD and
PQRS are joined together end to end with C' continuity. Determine the values of
X,y,z. First segment: A(2,3,4), B(3, 1,5), C(x,y,z), D(3,4,3). Second segment:
Pf3;4,3), Q(2,6,().), R(5,7,5), S(5,2,3). {Hint: A cubic Bezier segment can be
representedas:Q(t)=[(1-t)3 3t(l-t)2 3t2(1-t) t3][A B C Dr}
(4)
3. aYConsidera 3D surface mapping given by
x(u, w) = (u - W)2; y(u, w) = u - W2; z(u, w) = uw; and 0 ~ u :s;1; O:S;w:S;l.
Determin~its boundary curves and a point on the surface Q(0.3,OA)

"Obtain the expressions for the

Q(e,~)=[acosesin~
b~
bsinesm~ ccos~]
and surface normal of the surface

(3+3)
4. a) Give a quantitative description of the effect of tangent vector magnitude on the
cubic spline segment shape.
$Write periodic uniform knot vectors for n+1=4 and k=2,3,4; also sketch the
functions for n+l=4, k=3.
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(3+2)
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