Abstract:
To improve the shape control ability of freeform curves, based on the properties of the Lupas q-Bernstein operator, new properties of the Lupas
q-Bezier curve are given. Further, additional degrees of freedom are obtained by introducing new shape parameters for given control points, and a G
2 spline curve is constructed by joining piecewise Lupas
q-Bezier curves smoothly. In particular, when the shape parameters are selected specially, the curve degenerates into the Gamma spline curve. Theoretical analysis and calculation examples show that the G
2 spline curve has more flexibility in shape control than the Gamma spline curve.