The quintic B-spline collocation method is developed to solve the fourth-order parabolic partial differential equation. This kind of problem arises in the field of transverse vibration of the uniform flexible beam. Stability analysis of the method has also been proven. Two examples have been considered to illustrate the efficiency of the method developed. It has been observed that the numerical...

In this paper, the G interpolation by Pythagorean-hodograph (PH) quintic curves in R, d ≥ 2, is considered. The obtained results turn out as a useful tool in practical applications. Independently of the dimension d, they supply a G quintic PH spline that locally interpolates two points, two tangent directions and two curvature vectors at these points. The interpolation problem considered is red...

Tennis stroke mechanics have attracted considerable biomechanical analysis, yet current filtering practice may lead to erroneous reporting of data near the impact of racket and ball. This research had three aims: (1) to identify the best method of estimating the displacement and velocity of the racket at impact during the tennis serve, (2) to demonstrate the effect of different methods on upper...

Both the 4-point and the uniform cubic B-spline subdivisions double the number of vertices of a closed-loop polygon P and produce sequences of vertices fj and bj respectively. We study the J-spline subdivision scheme Js, introduced by Maillot and Stam, which blends these two methods to produce vertices of the form vj=(1–s)fj+sbj. Iterative applications of Js yield a family of limit curves, the ...

The use of polynomial functions to describe the average growth trajectory and covariance functions of Nellore and MA (21/32 Charolais+11/32 Nellore) young bulls in performance tests was studied. The average growth trajectories and additive genetic and permanent environmental covariance functions were fit with Legendre (linear through quintic) and quadratic B-spline (with two to four intervals) ...

 In the present paper damped vibrations of non-homogeneous infinite rectangular plate of parabolically varying thickness resting on elastic foundation has been studied. Following Lévy approach, the equation of motion of plate of varying thickness in one direction is solved by quintic spline method. The effect of damping, elastic foundation and taperness is discussed with permissible range of pa...