Elastic splines I: existence

DOI10.1007/S00365-014-9244-4MaRDI QIDQ485336zbMATHOpenAlexFDO

Authors Michael J. Johnson, Albert Borbély

Publication date 9 January 2015

Published in Constructive Approximation (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1302.5248

zbMATH Keywords

interpolationcurve fittingsplineelasticabending energynonlinear spline

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Interpolation in approximation theory (41A05) Spline approximation (41A15) Computer-aided design (modeling of curves and surfaces) (65D17)

Abstract: Given interpolation points $P_1,P_2,ldots,P_n$ in the plane, it is known that there does not exist an interpolating curve with minimal bending energy, unless the given points lie sequentially along a line. We say than an interpolating curve is {it admissable} if each piece, connecting two consecutive points $P_i$ and $P_{i+1}$, is an s-curve, where an {it s-curve} is a planar curve which first turns at most $180^{c}irc$ in one direction and then turns at most $180^{c}irc$ in the opposite direction. Our main result is that among all admissable interpolating curves there exists a curve with minimal bending energy. We also prove, in a very constructive manner, the existence of an s-curve, with minimal bending energy, which connects two given unit tangent vectors.

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