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 April 26th, 2017, 01:08 PM #1 Member   Joined: Nov 2016 From: Kansas Posts: 73 Thanks: 1 Bezier Curve How to convert functions into bezier curves? I have a function f(x)=1/($4x^{2}$ +1) with knots from (-1,1) with a 0.5 interval. How to convert it? Help!
 April 27th, 2017, 03:55 AM #2 Math Team   Joined: Jan 2015 From: Alabama Posts: 3,185 Thanks: 871 Bezier curves of what degree? Cubic Bezier curves are most common. Is that what you mean? Your knots are at x= -1, y= 1/5; x= -1/2, y= 1/2; x= 0, y= 1; x= 1/2, y= 1/2; and x= 1, y= 1/5. A cubic can be written as y= ax^3+ bx^2+ cx+ d, the first derivative is y'= 3ax^2+ 2bx+ c, and second derivative y''= 6ax+ 2b . For the first interval, from x= -1 to -1/2, you want y(-1)= -a+ b- c+ d= 1/5 and y(-1/2)= -a/8+ b/4- c/2+ d= 1/2. Also, at x= -1/2, the derivatives must match so, taking the cubic over the interval from -1/2 to 0 to be y= ex^3+ fx^2+ gx+ h, so derivative y'= 3ex^2+ 2fx+ g, and second derivative 6ex+ 2f we must have 3a/4- b+ c= 3e/4- f/4+ g and -3a+ 2g= -3e+ 2f. We will have a cubic over each interval, with four coefficients to be determined over each of the four intervals, so 16 numbers to be determined. We have an equation for the value at the five knots, so 8 equations there, we have an equation connecting the derivatives at the three internal knots so 3 equations there, and we have an equation connecting the second derivatives at the three internal knots so 3 equations there. We have a total of 14 equations to determine 16 numbers. That is not enough- we need two more conditions. Common are the "fixed ends" condition where we assume the derivative at the endpoints, or the "not a knot" condition where we use the same cubic over the first and second intervals and at the next to last and last intervals. Which convention are you expected to use?
 April 28th, 2017, 05:01 AM #3 Member   Joined: Jan 2016 From: Athens, OH Posts: 89 Thanks: 47 CountryBoy is describing a spline, not a Bezier curve. The usual terminology with Bezier curves is control points or guide points, not knots as in splines. The first graph is the natural cubic spline interpolating the given knots. The next graph shows two Bezier curves of degrees 4 and 128 for the given guide points. Aside, I'd never tried to graph a Bezier curve of such a high degree (12 and was mildly surprised by the result. Thanks from Joppy
 April 29th, 2017, 04:34 AM #4 Math Team   Joined: Jan 2015 From: Alabama Posts: 3,185 Thanks: 871 Sorry, I have always gotten those confused! Thanks.

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