Approximating algebraic space curves by circular arcs

  • Authors:
  • Szilvia Béla;Bert Jüttler

  • Affiliations:
  • Doctoral Program in Computational Mathematics, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria;Institute of Applied Geometry, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 7th international conference on Curves and Surfaces
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

We introduce a new method to approximate algebraic space curves. The algorithm combines a subdivision technique with local approximation of piecewise regular algebraic curve segments. The local technique computes pairs of polynomials with modified Taylor expansions and generates approximating circular arcs. We analyze the connection between the generated approximating arcs and the osculating circles of the algebraic curve.