Abstract
Mathematically, circles are represented by trigonometric parametric equations and implicit equations. Both forms are not proper for computer applications and CAD systems. In this paper, a quintic polynomial approximation for a circular arc is presented. This approximation is set so that the error function is of degree 10 rather than 6; the Chebyshev error function equioscillates 11 times rather than 7; the approximation order is 10 rather than 6. The method approximates more than the full circle with Chebyshev uniform error of 1/29. The examples show the competence and simplicity of the proposed approximation, and that it can not be improved.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3779-3785 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| Publication status | Published - Oct 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Approximation order
- Bézier curves
- CAD
- Circular arc
- High accuracy
- High performance computing
- Quintic approximation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Computer Science
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering