Spline quasi-interpolants are local approximating operators for functions or discrete data. We consider the construction of discrete and integral spline quasi-interpolants on uniform partitions of the real line having small infinite norms. We call them near minimally normed quasi-interpolants: they are exact on polynomial spaces and minimize a simple upper bound of their infinite norms. We give...

For many design applications, where multiple primary surface pieces meet, the distribution of curvature is more important than formally achieving exact curvature continuity. For parametric spline surfaces, when constructing a multi-sided surface cap, we demonstrate a strong link between the uniform variation of the re-parameterization between (boundary) data of the joining pieces and a desirabl...

Buckling and vibrational behaviour of non-homogeneous orthotropic rectangular plates of variable thickness having two opposite edges (y = 0 and b) simply supported and these are subjected to constant in-plane force have been analyzed on the basis of classical plate theory. The other two edges (x = 0 and a) may be clamped, simply supported or free. For nonhomogeneity of the plate material, Young...

Three-dimensional curves are playing an increasing role in ship-hull modeling and many other areas of computer-aided design (CAD). The problem of evaluating and improving the fairness of such a curve is considered and three solutions (algorithms) are proposed representing all major methodologies currently pursued by CAD researchers: local fairing by knot removal, and local/global fairing based ...

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to provide a realistic stochastic trajectory generation method for unmanned aerial vehicles that offers a tool for the emulation of trajectories in typical flight scenarios. Three scenarios are defined in this paper. The trajectories for these scenarios are implemented with quintic B-splines that grant smoothness in the second-order derivatives of Euler angles...

The modified equal width (MEW) equation arising from the nonlinear media with dispersion process has been paid special attention in the past decades [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]. Since its wide applications and important mathematical properties, many methods have been presented to study the different solutions and physical phenomena related to this equation. By using the Petrov-Galerkin method together with...