Method to approximate the space curve of least energy and prescribed length

Authors:
M Kallay
Affiliations:
-
Venue:
Computer-Aided Design
Year:
1987

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Abstract

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.