An investigation on image compression using the trigonometric Bézier curve with a shape parameter (Q474037)

Summary: A trigonometric Bézier curve analogous to the cubic polynomial Bézier curve, with a shape parameter, is presented in this work. The proposed curve inherits properties similar to those of cubic polynomial Bézier curve, and the shape of the curve can be adjusted by altering the value of the shape parameter while the control polygon is fixed. With the shape parameter, the proposed curve can be made closer to the given control polygon than the general cubic Bézier curve. Then, image compression using the trigonometric Bézier curve approximation method is investigated. Experimental results show that the trigonometric Bézier curve approximation is an effective method for dealing with image compression problems.