IDENTIFICATION OF INFLECTION POINTS AND CUSPS ON RATIONAL CURVES

Authors
LI YM CRIPPS RJ
Citation
Ym. Li et Rj. Cripps, IDENTIFICATION OF INFLECTION POINTS AND CUSPS ON RATIONAL CURVES, Computer aided geometric design, 14(5), 1997, pp. 491-497
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Computer Sciences",Mathematics,"Computer Science Software Graphycs Programming
Journal title
Computer aided geometric design → ACNP
ISSN journal
01678396
Volume
14
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
491 - 497
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-8396(1997)14:5<491:IOIPAC>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Using homogeneous coordinates, a rational curve can be represented in a nonrational form. Based on such a nonrational representation of a cu rve, a simple method to identify inflection points and cusps on 2-D an d 3-D rational curves is proposed. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.