Patent ID: 8731869

Claim:
A method of generating a grid on a surface, comprising the steps of: (a) forming a single layer curve along the surface; (b) forming a plurality of points along the layer curve; (c) extending, using a processor, a tangent vector n i from the most recently formed points p i on a most recently formed layer curve l k in a manner such that the tangent vector n i is normal to the most recently formed layer curve l k and tangent to the surface; (d) forming a set of additional points on the surface at a step distance from a corresponding one of the most recently formed points p i of the most recently formed layer curve l k ; (e) interconnecting the set of additional points to form an additional layer curve; (f) connecting the set of additional points of the additional layer curve with the corresponding most recently formed point p i of the most recently formed layer curve l k to form a layer of quadrilateral faces, each one of the faces comprising a column; (g) terminating the growth of a column upon an aspect ratio of the face in the column exceeding a predetermined value; and (h) repeating steps (c) through (g) until the columns are terminated.