c_ftkurvp(3NCARG) | NCAR GRAPHICS | c_ftkurvp(3NCARG) |
c_ftkurvp - interpolation for closed parametric curves
int c_ftkurvp (int, float [], float [], int, float [], float [], float []);
int c_ftkurvp (n, xi, yi, m, t, xo, yo);
c_ftkurvp returns an error value as per:
= 0 -- no error.
= 1 -- if n is less than 2.
= 2 -- if adjacent coordinate pairs coincide.
This procedure calculates an interpolatory spline under tension through a sequence of points in the plane forming a closed curve.
Given a sequence of distinct input points ( (x[0],y[0]), ... , (x[n-1],y[n-1]), the interpolated curve is parameterized by mapping points in the interval [0.,1.] onto the interpolated curve. The resulting curve has a parametric representation both of whose components are splines under tension and functions of the polygonal arc length. The value 0. is mapped onto (x[0],y[0]) and the value 1. is mapped onto (x[0],y[0]) as well (completing the closed curve).
c_ftkurvp is called after all of the desired values for control parameters have been set using the procedures c_ftseti, c_ftsetr, c_ftsetc. The only control parameter that applies to c_ftkurvp is: sig.
The value for the parameter sig specifies the tension factor. Values near zero result in a cubic spline; large values (e.g. 50) result in nearly a polygonal line. A typical value is 1. (the default).
To use c_ftkurvp, load the NCAR Graphics library ngmath.
fitgrid_params, c_ftseti, c_ftsetr, c_ftsetc.
Complete documentation for Fitgrid is available at URL
http://ngwww.ucar.edu/ngdoc/ng/ngmath/fitgrid/fithome.html
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March 1998 | UNIX |