The stream polygon-a technique for 3D vector field visualization
- 10 December 2002
- proceedings article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- p. 126-132,
- https://doi.org/10.1109/visual.1991.175789
Abstract
We present a new method for the visualization of 3D vector fields called the Stream polygon: a regular, n-sided polygon, oriented normal to the local vector, The polygon can represent local deformation due to rigid body rotation and both normal and shear strain. In addition, the effects of translation and scalar functions may be represented by sweeping the stream polygon along the streamline, and by appropriately varying the radius and shading the surface of the resulting streamtube. In this paper we develop a mathematical foundation for the stream polygon, and provide examples with application to velocity field visualization.Keywords
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