Energy duality methods for piecewise Bézier curve construction

M. Bercovier*, O. Volpin

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Abstract

Piecewise Bézier Curves are constructed using a minimization principle. Ck and GCk continuity is imposed by linear constraints. The corresponding quadratic programming with linear constraints problem is introduced and solved by duality methods. Bordering matrices methods are implemented to deal with local refinement (subdivision). The result is a versatile tool for defining/editing contours made of piecewise Bézier curves.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)143-154
Number of pages12
JournalComputer Graphics Forum
Volume15
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1996

Keywords

  • Bertold Badler Chair of Computer Science
  • Computer-aided geometric design
  • Duality
  • Finite-element method(FEM)
  • Lagrange multiplier
  • Local refinement
  • Minimization under constraints †
  • Piecewise Bézier curve
  • Stiffness matrix

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