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A sphere is a fundamental geometric object widely used in (computer aided) geometric design. It possesses rational parameterizations but no parametric polynomial parameterization exists. The present study provides an approach to the optimal…
We demonstrate a method for exact determination of the quadratic curve of minimal energy and minimal curvature variation through three non-colinear points in the plane, including methods to determine the tangent vector and curvature at any…
We study monotone Hermite interpolation on an interval, where both function values and first derivatives are prescribed at the nodes. Among all $C^{1,1}$ interpolants, we seek one with optimal curvature, measured by $\|F''\|_{L^\infty}$. In…
Blending schemes based on circles provide smooth `fair' interpolations between series of points. Here we demonstrate a simple, robust set of algorithms for performing circle blends for a range of cases. An arbitrary level of G-continuity…
A procedure for interpolating between specified points of a curve or surface is described. The method guarantees slope continuity at all junctions. A surface panel divided into p x q contiguous patches is completely specified by the…
A new parametric surface representation is proposed that interpolates the vertices of a given closed mesh of arbitrary topology. Smoothly connecting quadrilateral patches are created by blending local, multi-sided quadratic interpolants. In…
The main contribution of this paper is twofold: On the one hand, a general framework for performing Hermite interpolation on Riemannian manifolds is presented. The method is applicable, if algorithms for the associated Riemannian…
The optimal one-sided parametric polynomial approximants of a circular arc are considered. More precisely, the approximant must be entirely in or out of the underlying circle of an arc. The natural restriction to an arc's approximants…
An effective solution to the problem of Hermite $G^1$ interpolation with a clothoid curve is provided. At the beginning the problem is naturally formulated as a system of nonlinear equations with multiple solutions that is generally…
We study many properties of level-dependent Hermite subdivision, focusing on schemes preserving polynomial and exponential data. We specifically consider interpolatory schemes, which give rise to level-dependent multiresolution analyses…
We investigate a type of Hermite orthogonal polynomials on $r$ lines in the plane which have a common point at the origin and endpoints at the $r$ roots of unity and we show that their related Hermite functions are eigenfunctions of a…
Periodic splines are a special kind of splines that are defined over a set of knots over a circle and are adequate for solving interpolation problems related to closed curves. This paper presents a method of implementing the objects…
Three forms of representation of trigonometric interpolation splines are considered, in particular, the representation by the coefficients of the interpolation trigonometric polynomial, the representation by trigonometric B-splines, which…
The methods of approximation, regularization and smoothing of trigonometric interpolation splines are considered in the paper. It is shown that trigonometric splines can be considered from two points of view - as a trigonometric Fourier…
We present a local interpolation method in four dimensions utilising cubic splines. An extension of the three-dimensional tricubic method, the interpolated function has C$^1$ continuity and its partial derivatives are analytically…
We study the local approximation properties in hierarchical spline spaces through multiscale quasi-interpolation operators. This construction suggests the analysis of a subspace of the classical hierarchical spline space (Vuong et al.,…
One of the reasons for the success of the finite element method is its versatility to deal with different types of geometries. This is particularly true of problems posed in curved domains of arbitrary shape. In the case of second order…
Error estimates of cubic interpolated pseudo-particle scheme (CIP scheme) for the one-dimensional advection equation with periodic boundary conditions are presented. The CIP scheme is a semi-Lagrangian method involving the piecewise cubic…
Interpolation by various types of splines is the standard procedure in many applications. In this paper we shall discuss harmonic spline "interpolation" (on the lines of a grid) as an alternative to polynomial spline interpolation (at…
A new efficient orthogonalization of the B-spline basis is proposed and contrasted with some previous orthogonalized methods. The resulting orthogonal basis of splines is best visualized as a net of functions rather than a sequence of them.…