Accession Number:

AD0726526

Title:

An Algorithm for Drawing Circles with Digital Hardware.

Descriptive Note:

Physical sciences research papers,

Corporate Author:

AIR FORCE CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH LABS L G HANSCOM FIELD MASS

Personal Author(s):

• Radoy,Charles H.

Report Date:

1971-04-13

Pagination or Media Count:

22.0

Abstract:

There is an algorithm for drawing conic sections that consists of a simple basic loop and substantial change-of-octant computations. It is shown that a complete circle can be drawn using only the digital hardware required for the basic conic loop. Further, it is possible to structure this circle-drawing algorithm such that no additional computation time is needed at octant change points. Author

Descriptors:

• (*COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
• GEOMETRIC FORMS)
• ALGORITHMS
• RINGS
• FLOW CHARTING
• GRAPHICS

Subject Categories:

• Computer Programming and Software
• Computer Hardware

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE