• DocumentCode
    819423
  • Title

    Geometric continuity of parametric curves: constructions of geometrically continuous splines

  • Author

    Barsky, Brian A. ; DeRose, Tony D.

  • Author_Institution
    Berkeley Comput. Graphics Lab., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
  • Volume
    10
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1990
  • Firstpage
    60
  • Lastpage
    68
  • Abstract
    Some observations are made concerning the source and nature of shape parameters. It is then described how Bezier curve segments can be stitched together with G/sup 1/ or G/sup 2/ continuity, using geometric constructions. These constructions lead to the development of geometric constructions for quadratic G/sup 1/ and cubic G/sup 2/ Beta-splines. A geometrically continuous subclass of Catmull-Rom splines based on geometric continuity and possessing shape parameters is discussed.<>
  • Keywords
    computational geometry; computer graphics; curve fitting; splines (mathematics); Beta-splines; Bezier curve segments; Catmull-Rom splines; geometric continuity; geometrically continuous splines; parametric curves; shape parameters; Application software; Computer graphics; Equations; Shape control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0272-1716
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/38.45811
  • Filename
    45811