Evolutions of partner-ruled surfaces with simultaneous inextensibility conditions

Abstract

Ruled surfaces are a class of surfaces generated by a moving straight line and are used in various design and modeling applications, including kinematics, robotics, and computer-aided geometric design. On the other hand, the inextensibility condition, which preserves the intrinsic geometry of a surface during evolution, is significant for motions of surfaces where stretching is not allowed. Nevertheless, comprehensive characterizations of the evolutions of partner-ruled surfaces generated by the canonical vector pair of a space curve and the preservation of their intrinsic properties under evolutions remain open for investigation. This study aims to provide systematic research on the inextensible evolutions of partner-ruled surfaces simultaneously generated by a pair from the set of Darboux and Frenet vectors of a unit-speed space curve. For this purpose, the intrinsic and extrinsic invariants of the partner-ruled surfaces are derived, and their inextensibility conditions are determined. The structural classifications of the parameter curves of these types of surfaces are explored. The main contributions are the necessary and sufficient conditions on the curvature and torsion of the generator curve, which state the simultaneous inextensibility of these partner surfaces. Additionally, characterizations for the simultaneous developability and minimality of these partner surfaces are provided, based on Gauss and mean curvatures calculated using partial differential equations. This work provides a classification for this family of surfaces, supported by clear visual examples.