Preserving monotone or convex data using quintic trigonometric Bézier curves

Abstract

Bézier curves are essential for data interpolation. However, traditional Bézier curves often fail to detect special features that may exist in a data set, such as monotonicity or convexity, leading to invalid interpolations. This study aims to improve the deficiency of Bézier curves by imposing monotonicity or convexity-preserving conditions on the shape parameter and control points. For this purpose, the quintic trigonometric Bézier curves with two shape parameters are used. These techniques constrain only one of the shape parameters, leaving the other free to provide users with more freedom and flexibility in modifying the final curve. To guarantee smooth interpolation, the curvature profiles of the curves are analyzed, which aids in selecting the optimal shape parameter values. The effectiveness of the developed schemes was evaluated by implementing real-life data and data obtained from the existing schemes. Compared with the existing schemes, the developed schemes produce low-curvature interpolation curves with unnoticeable wiggles and turns. The proposed methods also work effectively for both nonuniformly spaced data and negative-valued convex data in real-life applications. When the shape parameter is correctly chosen, the developed interpolants exhibit continuous curvature plots, assuring $ C^2 $ continuity.

Keywords

• monotonicity-preserving
• convexity-preserving
• quintic trigonometric bézier
• shape-preserving interpolation
• shape parameter
• curvature