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Method to approximate the space curve of least energy and prescribed length (English)
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1987
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When the ends of a thin elastic beam are clamped, it will assume the shape which minimizes the elastic energy. This paper presents a numerical method for computing that shape, given the positions and directions of the endpoints and the total length.
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CAD
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splines
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space curve approximation
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