Refined Flattening Calculation of Hot Air Baloon Shape Surface Tiles
Date issued
2013
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Václav Skala - UNION Agency
Abstract
Design of hot air balloons can benefit from computer graphics in combination with numerical methods. The
balloons are usually designed using modern CAD tools where their shape is modelled in 3D space. However, the
design of the 3D shape is just a beginning of a complex production process. Flattening of the designed tiles and
their preparation for a fabric cut is critical for a final quality of the design. Because of a relatively small number of
companies producing the hot air balloons, only a limited number of very expensive useful tools exists. This paper
addresses the issues of an automatic cut design calculation based on the 3D shape and physical properties of the
fabric, using advanced numerical methods combined with existing flattening algorithms.
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3D design, numerické modelování, zplošťování povrchu, horkovzdušný balón
Citation
WSCG 2013: Poster Proceedings: 21st International Conference in Central Europe on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision in co-operation with EUROGRAPHICS Association, p. 13-16.