Method to approximate the space curve of least energy and prescribed length
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: Method to approximate the space curve of least energy and prescribed length
zbMATH Open document ID: 0655.65028
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-4485(87)80048-9
published in: CAD. Computer-Aided Design
publication date: 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z
review text: 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.
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 65D15
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 51N05
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 65D07
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 53A04
zbMATH DE Number: 4070149
zbMATH Keywords: CAD
zbMATH Keywords: splines
zbMATH Keywords: space curve approximation
author: Michael Kallay
MaRDI profile type: Publication
full work available at URL: s0010-4485(87)80048-9
OpenAlex ID: W2088048758
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