CAD & Geometric Algorithms

Duration

20h Th, 20h Pr, 60h Proj.

Number of credits

Lecturer

Eric Béchet

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

CAD models : parametric curves and surfaces Mathematical model and geometrical interpretation of Bézier and B-spline curves and surfaces
Computational geometry applied to CAD : Convec hull Spatial search Voronoï Diagrams Delaunay Triangulations and mesh generation
Solving simple CAD/CG problems by programming in a dedicated environnment in C/C++

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

- knowlege of geometric models used in CAD software
- knowlege of some tools of computational geometry applied to CAD models
- programming in a graphical environnment

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Bachelor in engineering Courses on Numerical methods / Applied mathematics / Finite Elements

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Ex-cathedra lectures Practice on geometric programming (c/c++) Significant programming project

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Face-to-face & programming labs

Recommended or required readings

Assessment methods and criteria

Programming practice (20%) Programming project (30%) Final exam (50%) These three items are compulsory and have to be satisfied independently with marks over 8/20 for each of them.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Course scheduled only if there is a sufficient number of interested students

Contacts

eric.bechet@uliege.be

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