Quadratic B-spline curve interpolation

Traditional approach in performing even-degree B-spline curve/surface interpolation would generate undesired results. In this paper, we show that the problem is with the selection of interpolation parameter values, not with even-degree B-spline curves and surfaces themselves. We prove this by providing a new approach to perform quadratic B-spline curve interpolation. This approach generates quadratic B-spline curves whose quality is comparable to that of cubic interpolating B-spline curves. This makes quadratic B-spline curves better choices than cubic B-spline curves in some applications in graphics and geometric modeling, since it is cheaper to render/subdivide a quadratic curve and it is easier to find the intersection of two quadratic curves. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.