Orebody Modeling Method Based on the Coons Surface Interpolation
This paper presents a surface modeling method for interpolating orebody models based on a set of cross-contour polylines (geological polylines interpreted from the raw geological sampling data) using the bi-Coons surface interpolation method. The method is particularly applicable to geological data...
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| author | Zhaohao Wu Lin Bi Deyun Zhong Ju Zhang Qiwang Tang Mingtao Jia |
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| description | This paper presents a surface modeling method for interpolating orebody models based on a set of cross-contour polylines (geological polylines interpreted from the raw geological sampling data) using the bi-Coons surface interpolation method. The method is particularly applicable to geological data with cross-contour polylines acquired during the geological and exploration processes. The innovation of this paper is that the proposed method can automatically divide the closed loops and automatically combine the sub-meshes. The method solves the problem that it is difficult to divide closed loops from the cross-contour polylines with complex shapes, and it greatly improves the efficiency of modeling based on complex cross-contour polylines. It consists of three stages: (1) Divide closed loops using approximate planes of contour polylines; each loop is viewed as a polygon combined with several polylines, that is the n-sided region. (2) After processing the formed n-sided regions, Coons surface interpolation is improved to complete the modeling of every single loop (3) Combine all sub-meshes to form a complete orebody model. The corresponding algorithm was implemented using the C++ programing language on 3D modeling software. Experimental results show that the proposed orebody modeling method is useful for efficiently recovering complex orebody models from a set of cross-contour polylines. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5c68e095981241a98ccd9d079c5da7bc2023-12-03T14:10:19ZengMDPI AGMinerals2075-163X2022-08-0112899710.3390/min12080997Orebody Modeling Method Based on the Coons Surface InterpolationZhaohao Wu0Lin Bi1Deyun Zhong2Ju Zhang3Qiwang Tang4Mingtao Jia5School of Resources and Safety Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, ChinaSchool of Resources and Safety Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, ChinaSchool of Resources and Safety Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, ChinaSchool of Resources and Safety Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, ChinaChangsha Digital Mine Co., Ltd., Changsha 410221, ChinaSchool of Resources and Safety Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, ChinaThis paper presents a surface modeling method for interpolating orebody models based on a set of cross-contour polylines (geological polylines interpreted from the raw geological sampling data) using the bi-Coons surface interpolation method. The method is particularly applicable to geological data with cross-contour polylines acquired during the geological and exploration processes. The innovation of this paper is that the proposed method can automatically divide the closed loops and automatically combine the sub-meshes. The method solves the problem that it is difficult to divide closed loops from the cross-contour polylines with complex shapes, and it greatly improves the efficiency of modeling based on complex cross-contour polylines. It consists of three stages: (1) Divide closed loops using approximate planes of contour polylines; each loop is viewed as a polygon combined with several polylines, that is the n-sided region. (2) After processing the formed n-sided regions, Coons surface interpolation is improved to complete the modeling of every single loop (3) Combine all sub-meshes to form a complete orebody model. The corresponding algorithm was implemented using the C++ programing language on 3D modeling software. Experimental results show that the proposed orebody modeling method is useful for efficiently recovering complex orebody models from a set of cross-contour polylines.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/12/8/997geological modelingorebody modelingcoons surface interpolationcontour interpolationpolygon triangulation |
| spellingShingle | Zhaohao Wu Lin Bi Deyun Zhong Ju Zhang Qiwang Tang Mingtao Jia Orebody Modeling Method Based on the Coons Surface Interpolation Minerals geological modeling orebody modeling coons surface interpolation contour interpolation polygon triangulation |
| title | Orebody Modeling Method Based on the Coons Surface Interpolation |
| title_full | Orebody Modeling Method Based on the Coons Surface Interpolation |
| title_fullStr | Orebody Modeling Method Based on the Coons Surface Interpolation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Orebody Modeling Method Based on the Coons Surface Interpolation |
| title_short | Orebody Modeling Method Based on the Coons Surface Interpolation |
| title_sort | orebody modeling method based on the coons surface interpolation |
| topic | geological modeling orebody modeling coons surface interpolation contour interpolation polygon triangulation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/12/8/997 |
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