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Re: Distance Between a B-Spline Surface & Point

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• Subject: [mg132247] Re: Distance Between a B-Spline Surface & Point
• From: Bob Hanlon <hanlonr357 at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 03:32:26 -0500 (EST)
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cpts={
{{1,1,-0.574058},{1,2,0.390267},{1,3,0.616214},
{1,4,-0.115722},{1,5,0.436663}},
{{2,1,0.809682},{2,2,-0.741927},{2,3,-0.865916},
{2,4,-0.0998629},{2,5,-0.241853}},
{{3,1,-0.196909},{3,2,0.796108},{3,3,-0.0602901},
{3,4,0.486659},{3,5,-0.0134192}},
{{4,1,0.657334},{4,2,-0.917066},{4,3,0.98301},
{4,4,-0.875938},{4,5,-0.030303}},
{{5,1,-0.549654},{5,2,0.786582},{5,3,-0.667232},
{5,4,0.568884},{5,5,0.554108}}};

f=BSplineFunction[cpts];

gx[u_?NumericQ,v_?NumericQ]:=f[u,v][[1]];
gy[u_?NumericQ,v_?NumericQ]:=f[u,v][[2]];
gz[u_?NumericQ,v_?NumericQ]:=f[u,v][[3]];

pt={2,3,4};

{dist,sol}=NMinimize[{Norm[pt-{x,y,z}],
gx[u,v]==x,gy[u,v]==y,gz[u,v]==z,
0<=u<=1,0<=v<=1},
{x,y,z,u,v}]

{4.13757,{x->2.24681,y->1.00001,z->0.386337,u->0.266016,v->8.48701*10^-7}}

(Norm[pt-{x,y,z}]/.sol)==dist

True

f[u,v]/.sol

{2.24681,1.00001,0.386337}

surfPt={x,y,z}/.sol

{2.24681,1.00001,0.386337}

Show[
ParametricPlot3D[f[u,v],{u,0,1},{v,0,1}],
Graphics3D[{
Thick,Line[{pt,surfPt}],
Red,AbsolutePointSize[6],Point[{pt,surfPt}]}],
PlotRange->All]


Bob Hanlon



On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 3:02 AM, Bill <WDWNORWALK at aol.com> wrote:

> Hi:
>
> My objective: Find the Distance Between a B-Spline Surface and a Point,
> {2,3,4}.
>
> (Note: The point {2,3,4}, is not on the B-spline surface.)
>
>
> Below is the Mathematica 8.0.4. code I used to try and find the closest
> point on the B-spline surface to the point {2,3,4}:
>
>
> cpts={{{1,1,-0.574058},{1,2,0.390267},{1,3,0.616214},{1,4,-0.115722},{1=
,5,0.436663}},{{2,1,0.809682},{2,2,-0.741927},{2,3,-0.865916},{2,4,-0.09986=
29},{2,5,-0.241853}},{{3,1,-0.196909},{3,2,0.796108},{3,3,-0.0602901},{3,4,=
0.486659},{3,5,-0.0134192}},{{4,1,0.657334},{4,2,-0.917066},{4,3,0.98301},{=
4,4,-0.875938},{4,5,-0.030303}},{{5,1,-0.549654},{5,2,0.786582},{5,3,-0.667=
232},{5,4,0.568884},{5,5,0.554108}}};
>
> f=BSplineFunction[cpts];
>
> gx[u_?NumericQ,v_?NumericQ]:=f[u,v][[1]]
> gy[u_?NumericQ,v_?NumericQ]:=f[u,v][[2]]
> gz[u_?NumericQ,v_?NumericQ]:=f[u,v][[3]]
>
> NMinimize[{(x-2)^2 +(y-3)^2+(z-4)^2<=5 && x==gx && y==gy &&
> z==gz},{x,y,z,u,v}]
>
> Out(Error message.)
>
>
> Questions: Can this be done using NMinimize? If so, how should this be
> coded? If not, how can this be done using Mathematica.
>
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Bill W.
>
>

• References:
  • Distance Between a B-Spline Surface & Point
    • From: Bill <WDWNORWALK@aol.com>