Optimization of a NURBS representation

Practical optimization

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Rational B-Splines for Curve and Surface Representation

Wayne Tiller · IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications · 1983 · 295 citations

Geometric Modeling, Geometric Interpolation, Geometry +10

Curve-fitting with piecewise parametric cubics

Michael F. Plass, Maureen Stone · 1983 · 153 citations

Numerical Analysis, Parametric Piecewise-cubic Functions, Engineering +18

Automatic fairing algorithm for B-spline curves

N. Sapidis, Gerald Farin · Computer-Aided Design · 1990 · 141 citations

Geometric Modeling, Mathematical Programming, Computational Science +9

An adaptive subdivision method for surface-fitting from sampled data

Francis Schmitt, Brian A. Barsky, Wenhui Du · ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics · 1986 · 135 citations · Full text

Engineering, Geometry, Adaptive Subdivision Approach +17