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Title: Properties of the Wilson-Fowler spline

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5090134

The Wilson-Fowler spline, a piecewise cubic curve with continuous tangent and curvature, is described. The spline is used in the APT numerical machining program and several CAD-CAM systems. This report gives information on existence, uniqueness, invariance properties, and gives some comparison with other spline types. Fortran subroutines are included.

Research Organization:
Bendix Corp., Kansas City, MO (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00613
OSTI ID:
5090134
Report Number(s):
BDX-613-2810; ON: DE82020106
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English