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The Radial Sweep Algorithm for Constructing Triangulated Irregular Networks
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Numerical AnalysisEngineeringPlanar GraphNetwork AnalysisComputer-aided DesignMesh OptimizationSystems EngineeringComputational ElectromagneticsCombinatorial OptimizationComputational GeometryGeometry ProcessingGeometric ModelingComputer EngineeringComputer ScienceUnstructured Mesh GenerationRectangular GridsTin TechniquesNetwork ScienceGraph TheoryGeometric AlgorithmNatural SciencesDelaunay TriangulationRadial Sweep Algorithm
For some applications, triangulated irregular networks are superior to rectangular grids in modeling complex surfaces. The radial sweep algorithm is an improvement of TIN techniques.