[R] Bezier to line segments

Adrian Dușa dusa.adrian at unibuc.ro
Wed Jan 6 14:43:33 CET 2016


I just found the package "bezier".
Trying to find the needle, I missed the haystack...

On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 9:56 AM, Adrian Dușa <dusa.adrian at unibuc.ro> wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> I am interested into transforming Bezier curves (or general splines) to a
> series of line segments.
> For simplicity, the Bezier curves are either cubic (arches, no inflection
> points) or they have at most one inflection point.
>
> The entry parameters are exactly four points (with x and y coordinates):
> - start point
> - end point
> - and two control points to define the curve.
>
> I read a lot about parabolic approximation, and there is also a famous
> deCasteljau algorithm.
>
> Before attempting to create my own function, I wonder if something like
> this already exists in R (or can easily be adapted to R).
>
> Thanks in advance for any hint,
> Adrian
>
> --
> Adrian Dusa
> University of Bucharest
> Romanian Social Data Archive
> Soseaua Panduri nr.90
> 050663 Bucharest sector 5
> Romania
>



-- 
Adrian Dusa
University of Bucharest
Romanian Social Data Archive
Soseaua Panduri nr.90
050663 Bucharest sector 5
Romania

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