A circular parameterization for multi-sided patches

Abstract

Most genuine multi-sided surface representations depend on a 2D domain that enables a mapping between local parameters and global coordinates. The shape of this domain ranges from regular polygons to curved configurations, but the simple circular domain - to the best of our knowledge - has not been investigated yet. Here we fill this gap, and introduce a parameter mapping ideal for use with periodic boundaries. It is based on circular arcs and satisfies constraints often needed in actual surface formulations. The proposed method is demonstrated through a corner-based variant of Generalized B\'ezier patches.