The space of $C^1$ cubic Clough-Tocher splines is a classical finite element approximation over triangulations for solving partial differential equations. However, such there no B-spline basis available, which preferred choice in computer aided geometric design and isogeometric analysis. A locally supported that forms convex partition unity. In this paper, we explore several alternative spline ...

We present the construction of a suitable normalized B-spline representation for reduced Clough-Tocher splines. The basis functions have a local support, they are nonnegative, and they form a partition of unity. Geometrically, the problem can be interpreted as the determination of a set of triangles that must contain a specific set of points. This leads to a natural definition of tangent contro...

Region-based association analysis is a more powerful tool for gene mapping than testing of individual genetic variants, particularly for rare genetic variants. The most powerful methods for regional mapping are based on the functional data analysis approach, which assumes that the regional genome of an individual may be considered as a continuous stochastic function that contains information ab...

Abstract In this paper, we present a new form of density based topology optimization where the design space is restricted to the B-spline space. An arbitrarily shaped design domain is embedded into a rectangular domain in which tensor-product B-splines are used to represent the density field. We show that, with proper choice of B-spline degrees and knot spans, the B-spline design space is free ...

in this paper, boundary value problems of fractional order are converted into an optimal control problems. then an approximate solution is constructed from translations and dilations of a b-spline function such that the exact boundary conditions are satisfied. the fractional differential operators are taken in the riemann-liouville and caputo sense. several example are given and the optimal err...

This paper explores the intrinsic link between natural cubic splines and subdivision. Natural cubic splines are deened via the varia-tional problem of minimizing a simple approximation of bending energy. A subdivision scheme is derived which converges to the minimizer of this particular variational problem. x1. Introduction Geometric design is the study of the representation of shapes with math...

We construct a suitable normalized B-spline representation for C-continuous quintic Powell-Sabin splines. The basis functions have a local support, they are nonnegative, and they form a partition of unity. The construction is based on the determination of a set of triangles that must contain a specific set of points. We are able to define control points and cubic control polynomials which are t...

The main role of a car suspension system is to improve the ride comfort and road holding. The traditional spring-damper suspension is currently being replaced by either a semi-active or active suspension system, because, passive suspension system cannot give better ride comfort and handling property. In order to improve the capability of active suspension systems, a robust Adaptive B-spline Neu...

We study the curvature variation functional, i.e., the integral over the square of arc-length derivative of curvature, along a planar curve. With no other constraints than prescribed position, slope angle, and curvature at the endpoints of the curve, the minimizer of this functional is known as a cubic spiral. It remains a challenge to effectively compute minimizers or approximations to minimiz...