摘要:
Techniques are disclosed for generating consistent parameterizations for a set of meshes each of which includes data points representative of a corresponding surface. The consistent parameterizations preferably share the same base domain, and are generated using a net tracing algorithm. The net tracing algorithm involves determining for each of the meshes a net of paths having a connectivity substantially the same as that of the base domain. In an illustrative embodiment, the net tracing algorithm as applied to a given one of the meshes includes determining, for each edge in the base domain, a tentative path for use in the net of paths corresponding to the mesh. The tentative paths are then prioritized based on length, and selected ones of the tentative paths are used to construct a spanning tree of the base domain. One or more swirl detection operations are preferably performed as part of the spanning tree construction, with the results of the swirl detection operations being utilized in selecting particular ones of the tentative paths for use in the spanning tree. The net of paths is completed by adding one or more additional paths to the spanning tree, followed by applying a straightening operation to one or more of the paths in the net. The consistent parameterizations can be utilized to generate same-connectivity remeshes of the original meshes, which considerably facilitates subsequent digital geometry processing (DGP) operations.
摘要:
A new progressive compression scheme for arbitrary topology, highly detailed and densely sampled meshes arising from geometry scanning. Meshes may have three distinct components: geometry, parameter, and connectivity information. The latter two do not contribute to the reduction of error in a compression setting. Using semi-regular meshes, parameter and connectivity information can be virtually eliminated. The semiregular meshes may be used with semi-regular wavelet transforms, zerotree coding, and subdivision based reconstruction.
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A special set of normal meshes is defined where errors and residuals will also be along a direction that minimizes the error in coding. These normal meshes can be used to model a three dimensional surface.
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The present invention relates to liquid formulations of human interferon-β. The formulations are characterized in that they have a buffer with a pH in the weakly acidic to neutral range of between 5 and 8, preferably between over 5.5 and 8, and that they exhibit high stability of the interferon-β in solution while retaining the molecular integrity.
摘要:
Methods of connectivity encoding polygonal mesh representations of objects are described, along with methods of decoding encoded connectivity information for polygonal mesh representations of objects. In the encoding process, an active vertex queue is initialized with one or more vertices incident to a seed face. A vertex is selected from the queue, and the ring of the vertex traversed. If an unprocessed face is encountered during the traversal, the degree of the face, and the valences of any unprocessed vertices incident to the face are output. Any such unprocessed vertices are also entered into the queue. The method iterates until no more vertices remain on the active queue. In one implementation, an encoded data stream is output, which comprises two logical streams, one for face-degree information and the other for vertex-valence information. In the decoding process, the encoded data stream is received, and the connectivity of the mesh regenerated.
摘要:
A method of subdividing a representation of an object surface comprising a tessellated mesh of polygons is provided. The surface may be bounded by one or more boundary curves. One or more polygons in the mesh may be each subdivided into child polygons, each having one or more vertices. The result is a second mesh representation which may have a finer level of resolution than the original mesh. The locations or parameters of the vertices of the child polygons in the second mesh may be determined using suitable weightings of the locations or parameters of adjacent vertices in the original mesh. The locations of the vertices in the second mesh may be further refined through application of detail vectors. The locations of boundary vertices are always constrained to lie on one of the boundary curves bounding the surface in question. The method may continue iterating until the surface as represented by the subdivided surface representation is fine enough for the intended application.
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A turbine blade rotor assembly provides sealing for the rotor components and bi-direction axially locking of the blades on the rotor using a seal plate on the aft exhaust side without axial locking on the forward intake side of the rotor and blade array. As a result, the blades can be removed from the aft direction without moving the turbine casing cover.
摘要:
Surface drawing is described as a medium which provides direct control over the creation of a wide range of intricate shapes. Surfaces are created by moving a hand, instrumented with a special glove, through space in a semi-immersive 3D display and interaction environment. Intricate forms can be created using intuitive motions. The design space can be freely explored during the modeling process without the need to plan the construction of the final shape. In particular it supports unconstrained erasing and buildup of new geometry. An incremental Cookie Cutter algorithm, a construction method for triangulated meshes is described which allows the user to freely grow, join, and erase surfaces based on hand motions.
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Disclosed herein are methods and sequences used to treat pain. Specifically, the methods and sequences include locally administering nucleic acid molecules that suppress the expression of amino acid sequences that encode for pro-inflammatory cytokines and their receptors to treat acute or neuropathic pain associated with sciatica.