T-B Spline Curves with a Shape Parameter

Abstract

A T-B spline curves with a shape parameter λ is presented in this paper, which has simple structure and can be used to design curves. Analogous to the four B-spline curves, each curve segment is generated by five consecutive control points. For equidistant knots, the curves are C^2 continuous, but when the shape parameter λ equals to 0 , the curves are C^3 continuous. Moreover, this spline curve can be used to construct open and closed curves and can express ellipses conveniently.