Convex contouring of volumetric data

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2003
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In this thesis we present a fast, table-driven isosurface extraction technique on volumetric data. Unlike Marching Cubes or other cell-based algorithms, the proposed polygonization generates convex negative space inside individual cells, enabling fast collision detection on the triangulated isosurface. In our implementation, we are able to perform over 2 million point classifications per second. The algorithm is driven by an automatically constructed look-up table that stores compact decision trees by sign configurations. The decision trees determine triangulations dynamically by values at cell corners. Using the same technique, we can perform fast, crack-free multi-resolution contouring on nested grids of volumetric data. The method can also be extended to extract isosurfaces on arbitrary convex, space-filling polyhedra.

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Master of Science
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Computer science
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Ju, Tao. "Convex contouring of volumetric data." (2003) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17598.

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