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    • Computer Graphics
    • Computational Geometry
    • Image Processing

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    • Determining triangle visibility is crucial for rendering realistic 3D scenes.
    • Conventional methods using pixel centers can miss small or partially visible triangles.
    • Efficient and robust visibility algorithms are needed for complex geometric models.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To present two novel algorithms for computing the visible set of triangles from a viewpoint.
    • To improve the efficiency and accuracy of visibility determination in computer graphics.
    • To handle small image footprints and complex geometric configurations robustly.

    Main Methods:

    • Developed an aggressive visibility algorithm that generalizes image sampling locations.
    • The aggressive algorithm guarantees finding all front-surface triangles, regardless of size.
    • An exact algorithm refines the aggressive set, iteratively identifying remaining visible triangles using additional sampling.

    Main Results:

    • The aggressive algorithm efficiently computes a nearly complete visible set.
    • The exact algorithm robustly identifies all remaining visible triangles.
    • The combined approach ensures comprehensive visibility detection with few iterations.

    Conclusions:

    • The presented algorithms offer an efficient and robust solution for the from-point visibility problem.
    • Generalizing sampling locations effectively addresses limitations of traditional pixel-center approaches.
    • This method enhances the accuracy of visible surface determination in computer graphics applications.