University of South Florida Scholar Commons Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 2011 Knowledge Guided Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline (NURBS) for Supporting Design Intent in Computer Aided Design (CAD) Modeling Khairan Rajab University of South Florida,
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[email protected]. Knowledge Guided Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline (NURBS) for Supporting Design Intent in Computer Aided Design (CAD) Modeling by Khairan D. Rajab A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Department of Computer Science and Engineering College of Engineering University of South Florida Major Professor: Les A. Piegl. Ph.D. Susanna Lai-Yuen, Ph.D. Miguel Labrador, Ph.D. Dewey Rundus, Ph.D. Arthur Shapiro, Ph.D. Date of Approval: June 9, 2011 Keywords: NURBS Model exchange, CAD robustness, CAD incompatibility, Design intent exchange, Data migration Copyright © 2011, Khairan D. Rajab Acknowledgements First and foremost, my highest gratitude goes to my advisor, Dr. Les A. Piegl. To work with and be mentored by a renowned expert in the area of NURBS has truly been an honor and privilege.