Affiliation:
1. University of California, Berkeley
2. University of Waterloo, Canada
Abstract
The Beta-spline introduced recently by Barsky is a generalization of the uniform cubic B-spline: parametric discontinuities are introduced in such a way as to preserve continuity of the unit tangent and curvature vectors at joints (
geometric continuity
) while providing bias and tension parameters, independent of the position of control vertices, by which the shape of a curve or surface can be manipulated. Using a restricted form of quintic Hermite interpolation, it is possible to allow distinct bias and tension parameters at each joint without destroying geometric continuity. This provides a new means of obtaining local control of bias and tension in piecewise polynomial curves and surfaces.
Publisher
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Subject
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design,General Computer Science
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