Global diffusion method for smoothing triangular mesh

In this paper, we propose a new smoothing method based on physical principles. The smoothing process is modeled using the heat transfer process. We start from the global equation of heat conservation and we decompose it into basic laws. The numerical scheme is derived directly from the discretizatio...

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Published in:The Visual computer 2015-03, Vol.31 (3), p.295-310
Main Authors: El Ouafdi, Ahmed Fouad, Ziou, Djemel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algebra
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Graphics
Computer Science
Decomposition
Discretization
Euclidean space
Finite element method
Heat transfer
Image Processing and Computer Vision
Methods
Original Article
Random noise
Smoothing
Spacetime
Temperature
Thermal energy
Topology
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Summary:In this paper, we propose a new smoothing method based on physical principles. The smoothing process is modeled using the heat transfer process. We start from the global equation of heat conservation and we decompose it into basic laws. The numerical scheme is derived directly from the discretization of the basic heat transfer laws using computation algebraic topological tools, thus providing a physical and topological explanation for each step of the discretization process. In such a way, the geometry, topology and physics are concurring together in a unified framework to define and simulate the diffusion process to reduce random noise on the surface of the object. Experimental results show a good performance in improvement of the proposed approach compared to existing smoothing methods.
ISSN:0178-2789
1432-2315
DOI:10.1007/s00371-014-0922-9