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Generalized Bernstein Polynomials and Bézier Curves: An Application of Umbral Calculus to Computer Aided Geometric Design

✍ Scribed by Rudolf Winkel

Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 2001
Tongue: English
Weight: 290 KB
Volume: 27
Category: Article
ISSN: 0196-8858
DOI: 10.1006/aama.2001.0726

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✦ Synopsis

The umbral calculus is used to generalize Bernstein polynomials and Bézier curves. This adds great geometric flexibility to these fundamental objects of computer aided geometric design while retaining their basic properties.