... Advances in Signal ProcessingVolume 2007, Article ID 23912, 14 pagesdoi:10.1155/2007/23912 Research Article 3D Model Search and Retrieval Using the Spherical Trace TransformDimitrios Zarpalas,1, ... Processingalong the principal axes of inertia of the model. The threeshape histograms used are the moment of inertia about the axis, the average distance from the surface to the axis, and the variance of the ... information of the model, and (b) the spherical inte-gration transform (SIT), w hich integrates the 3D model s in-formation on the surfaces of concentric spheres and containsall the spherical information...