The computer interpretation of line drawings is a classic problem in AI and hasinspired the development of some fundamental AI tools. This novel approach todraw... » 

The computer interpretation of line drawings is a classic problem in AI and hasinspired the development of some fundamental AI tools. This novel approach todrawing interpretation combines new constraints with recent advances in softconstraint programming Based on the authora TMs considerable researchexperience this book contains stateoftheart reviews of work in drawinginterpretation and discrete optimisation and is not just restricted to drawingsof polyhedral objects but also covers complex curved objects. The book willbecome a standard reference in the field with its coverage of many theoreticalresults with formal proofs and is written in an accessible style making itattractive to any one intrigued by optical illusions and impossible orambiguous figures including computer scientists mathematicians cognitivescientists and psychologists. «