Bézier and B-Spline Techniques

1 Geometric fundamentals.- 2 Bézier representation.- 3 Bézier techniques.- 4 Interpolation and approximation.- 5 B-spline representation.- 6 B-spline techniques.- 7 Smooth curves.- 8 Uniform subdivision.- 9 Tensor product surfaces.- 10 Bézier representation of triangular patches.- 11 Bézier techniques for triangular patches.- 12 Interpolation.- 13 Constructing smooth surfaces.- 14 Gk-constructions.- 15 Stationary subdivision for regular nets.- 16 Stationary subdivision for arbitrary nets.- 17 Box splines.- 18 Simplex splines.- 19 Multivariate splines.- References.

From the reviews:

This excellent book gives a well-focused introduction to the essential concepts of computer aided geometric design. The authors provide a solid and unified derivation of the various properties of Bézier and B-spline representations. These piecewise polynomial representations have become the major tool to handle curves and surfaces in various applications, such as computer-aided design and computer graphics. In addition, the authors discuss a number of advanced concepts, including multivariate splines, certain subdivision techniques, and free-form surface splines. [...]

The material presented in this book is visualized by many carefully prepared figures, which will be of great help for understanding the theoretical concepts. In addition, the authors have provided a number of useful exercises (without solutions). The book can be used as a textbook for courses at the graduate and intermediate undergraduate levels, for students of mathematics, computer science and engineering, and for self study. It will also be a useful reference book for researchers and practitioners in the field of computer aided geometric design and its various applications.

Bert Jüttler, AMS 2004

"The book provides a clear and illustrative presentation of the basic principles in computer-aided geometric design. It is addressed mainly to the students and teachers in mathematics, computer science and engineering sciences. At the end of each chapter several problems are proposed." (Dana Petcu, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1033 (8), 2004)

"The book provides a basic presentation of the most important techniques in Computer-aided Geometric Design. The illustrative style gives a clear understanding of the subject and makes it well suited for students or lecturers in mathematics and computer sciences. ... Each chapter comes with a small supplement of exercises." (H. G. Feichtinger, Monatshefte für Mathematik, Vol. 142 (3),2004)