In this paper we provide an extension of barycentric coordinates from simplices to arbitrary convex sets. Barycentric coordinates over convex 2D polygons have found numerous applications in various fields as it allows smooth interpolation of data located on vertices. However, no explicit formulation valid for arbitrary convex polytopes has been proposed to extend this interpolation in higher di...

In a recent paper with Gillette and Sukumar an upper bound was derived for the gradients of Wachspress barycentric coordinates in simple convex polyhedra. This bound provides a shape-regularity condition that guarantees the convergence of the associated polyhedral finite element method for second order elliptic problems. In this paper we prove the optimality of the bound using a family of hexah...

We show that filtering the barycentric decomposition of a Čech complex by the cardinality of the vertices captures precisely the topology of k-covered regions among a collection of balls for all values of k. Moreover, we relate this result to the Vietoris-Rips complex to get an approximation in terms of the persistent homology.

Modes are idempotent and entropic algebras. Modals are both join semilattices and modes, where the mode structure distributes over the join. Barycentric algebras are equipped with binary operations from the open unit interval, satisfying idempotence, skew-commutativity, and skew-associativity. The article aims to give a brief survey of these structures and some of their applications. Special at...

Chemically reacting mixtures represent a framework for modelling of various complicated processes in biology and chemistry. The model proposed in (Rou05a; Rou05b; Rou06; Rou07) uses incompressible framework with the barycentric impulse balance. This “barycentric” approach is called the Eckart-Prigogine’s (Eck40; Pri47) concept, simplifying phenomenologically the description by considering only ...

This paper describes a novel approach to the parameterization of triangle meshes representing 2-manifolds with an arbitrary genus. A topology-based decomposition of the shape is computed and used to segment the shape into primitives, which define a chart decomposition of the mesh. Then, each chart is parameterized using an extension of the barycentric coordinates method. The charts are all 0-ge...

This paper uses the symmetry properties of circles and Bernstein polynomials to establish a series of interesting barycentric properties of rational biquadratic Bézier patches. A robust algorithm is presented, based on these properties, for the conversion of Dupin cyclide patches into Bézier form. A set of conversion examples illustrates the use of this algorithm.

A new algorithm for rational interpolation based on the barycentric formula is developed; the barycentric representation of the rational interpolation function possesses various advantages in comparison with other representations such as continued fractions: it provides, e.g., information concerning the existence and location of poles of the interpolant.

The Bernstein operator Bn for a simplex in Rd is naturally defined via the Bernstein basis obtained from the barycentric coordinates given by its vertices. Here we consider a generalisation of this basis and the Bernstein operator, which is obtained from generalised barycentric coordinates that are given for more general configurations of points in Rd . We call the associated polynomials a Bern...

This paper studies the motion control of a multiple manipulator free-flying space robot chasing a passive object in near proximity. Free-flyer kinematics are developed using a minimum set of bodyfixed barycentric vectors. Using a general and a quasi-coordinate Lagrangian formulation, equations of motion for model-based controllers are derived. Two model-based and one transposed Jacobian control...