• Journal of KIISE:Computer Systems and Theory
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• v.29 no.8
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• pp.440-444
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• 2002

This paper presents an efficient and robust algorithm to compute the isophote of a surface of revolution. A surface of revolution can be decomposed to a set of cross-sectional circles. The surface normals along each cross-sectional circle form a cone. Using the characteristics of the normal vectors and the symmetric property of the surface of revolution, we propose a method to find the connected components of an isophote, which requires intersecting a planar curve(and its reflection) with two rays. Moreover, we propose a closed-form representation of an isophote as a parametric curve.

• Nonlinear Functional Analysis and Applications
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.225-236
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• 2021

In this paper, we determine position vector of a line of curvature of a regular surface which is relatively normal-slant helix, with respect to Darboux frame. Then, a vector differential equation is established by means Darboux formulas, in the case of the geodesic torsion is vanishes. In terms of solution, we determine the parametric representation of a line of curvature which is relatively normal-slant helix, with respect to standard frame in Euclidean 3-space. Thereafter, we apply this result to find the position vector of a line of curvature which is isophote curve.