We propose an algorithm for interactive ray-casting of algebraic surfaces of high degree. A key point of our approach is a polynomial form adapted to the view frustum. This so called frustum form yields simple expressions for the Bernstein form of the ray equations, which can be computed efficiently using matrix products and pre-computed quantities. Numerical root-finding is performed using B-s...

Micro-contact printing (μCP) is a rapid, simple and well-established method of microscale biochemical patterning. However, there is a lack of inexpensive and accessible tools for accurately controlling contact during the printing process. In this paper, controlled μCP using hydraulic actuation is demonstrated. Complete printing systems, including a substrate placed at a calibrated height above ...

The presented article explores the impact that the formation of shrinkage cavities has on the heat transfer conditions in a mold. The conditions of heat dissipation have a significant impact on the rate of cooling of different parts of the casting, which in turn affects the microstructure formed in the casting. The results presented in this article should allow the reader to assess how signific...

This work further elaborates on the steel plant MILP production scheduling method presented in Harjunkoski and Grossmann (2001). The proposed improvements include a more flexible model for the casting step, as well as combining orders from consecutive weeks to improve one of the main targets, which is increasing the number of heats per casting sequence. The paper presents a strategy to obtain o...

This work presents an approach to render appropriate shadows with Image Based Lighting in Augmented Reality applications. To approximate the result of environment lighting and shadowing, the system uses a dome of shadow casting light sources. The color of each shadow is determined by the area of the environment behind the casting light source. As a result it is possible that changes in the ligh...

In current casting factories, tilting type automatic pouring machines are often used to pour the molten metal into the mold, with the operator relying on experience, perception and repeated testing to manually determine the pouring velocity. However, seeking an optimum multistep pouring velocity through trial and error results in an enormous number of combinations and is very difficult. For thi...

This paper introduces a design and fabrication pipeline for creating floating forms. Our method optimizes for buoyant equilibrium and stability of complex 3D shapes, applying a voxel-carving technique to control the mass distribution. The resulting objects achieve a desired floating pose defined by a user-specified waterline height and orientation. In order to enlarge the feasible design space,...

BACKGROUND The therapeutic efficacy of serial casting on idiopathic scoliosis has been gradually documented. However, literatures on serial casting for congenital scoliosis (CS) remain extremely rare. This paper aimed to compare the treatment outcomes of serial casting between CS and non-CS patients to comprehensively evaluate the therapeutic characteristics of serial casting on CS patients. ...

We propose a simple modi cation to the classical polygon rasterization pipeline that enables exact, e cient raycasting of bounded implicit surfaces without the use of a global spatial data structure or bounding hierarchy. Our algorithm requires two descriptions for each object: a (possibly non-convex) polyhedral bounding volume, and an implicit equation (including, optionally, a number of clipp...