Divided Spheres: Geodesics and the Orderly Subdivision of the Sphere

This well-illustrated book-in color throughout-presents a thorough introduction to the mathematics of Buckminster Fuller's invention of the geodesic dome, which paved the way for a flood of practical applications as diverse as weather forecasting and fish farms. The author explains the principles of spherical design and the three main categories of subdivision based on geometric solids (polyhedra). He illustrates how basic and advanced CAD techniques apply to spherical subdivision and covers modern applications in product design, engineering, science, games, and sports balls

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As the leading providers of information technology solutions for the global shipbuilding industry, IBM and Dassault Systèmes have worked with many major yards, design companies and consultants, to understanding the shipbuilding process from concept to float-out and to identifying common challenges and devising innovative, end-to-end solutions. Highlights of that effort are offered in a new Thought Leadership Series of papers called Setting the Course and Strategy for Digital Shipbuilding. These papers are jointly authored by IBM and Dassault Systèmes. Each paper examines a different aspect of the challenges currently facing shipyards and the ways in which Product Lifecycle Management from IBM (PLM) has been designed to resolve them. This paper, “Digital Manufacturing: The Virtual Shipyard, ” is one in the series. It focuses on new technologies for production planning, including process simulation, facility design and layout, and digital manufacturing. Other topics in the series will include overviews of shipbuilding economics; IBM PLM Shipbuilding vision; solutions and offerings; best practices; and PDM, digital mockup and collaboration. Some papers in the series will b