introduction 3d reconstruction of an object from its 2d cross-sections (slices) has many applications in different fields of sciences such as medical physics and biomedical engineering. in order to perform 3d reconstruction, at first, desired boundaries at each slice are detected and then using a correspondence between points of successive slices surface of desired object is reconstructed. mate...

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in this paper we intend to generate some set of optimal trajectories according to the number of control points has been applied for parameterizing those using b-spline curves. the trajectories are used to generate an optimal locomotion gait in a crawling worm-like robot. due to gait design considerations it is desired to minimize the required torques in a cycle of gait. similar to caterpillars,...

This paper presents a new kind of splines, called non-uniform algebraic-trigonometric B-splines (NUAT B-splines), generated over the space spanned by {1, t, . . . , tk−3, cos t, sin t} in which k is an arbitrary integer larger than or equal to 3. We show that the NUAT B-splines share most properties of the usual polynomial B-splines. The subdivision formulae of this new kind of curves are given...

However, we cannot easily control the curve locally. That is, any change to an individual control point will cause changes in the curve along its full length. In addition, we cannot create a local cusp in the curve, that is, we cannot create a sharp corner unless we create it at the beginning or end of a curve where it joins another curve. Finally, it is not possible to keep the degree of the B...

An algorithmic approach to degree reduction of interval B-spline curve is presented in this paper. The curves that are useful in geometric modeling should have a relatively smooth shape and should be intuitively connected with the path of the sequence of control points. One family of curves satisfying this requirement is represented by the B-spline curves. The four fixed Kharitonov's polynomial...

Introduction 3D reconstruction of an object from its 2D cross-sections (slices) has many applications in different fields of sciences such as medical physics and biomedical engineering. In order to perform 3D reconstruction, at first, desired boundaries at each slice are detected and then using a correspondence between points of successive slices surface of desired object is reconstructed. Mate...

In this paper simple quartic trigonometric polynomial blending functions, with a tensionparameter, are presented. These type of functions are useful for constructing trigonometricB´ezier curves and surfaces, they can be applied to construct continuous shape preservinginterpolation spline curves with shape parameters. To better visualize objects and graphics atension parameter is included. In th...

O. Ismail, Senior Member, IEEE Abstract— This paper presents an efficient method for degree elevation of interval B-spline curves. The four fixed Kharitonov's polynomials (four fixed B-spline curves) associated with the original interval B-spline curve are obtained. The method is based on the matrix identity. The B-spline basis functions are represented as linear combinations of the B-splines o...