Modified Bezier Curves with Shape-Preserving Characteristics Using Differential Evolution Optimization Algorithm

摘要

A parametric equation for a modified Bezier curve is proposed for curve fitting applications. The proposed equation contains shaping parameters to adjust the shape of the fitted curve. This flexibility of shape control is expected to produce a curve which is capable of following any sets of discrete data points. A Differential Evolution (DE) optimization based technique is proposed to find the optimum value of these shaping parameters. The optimality of the fitted curve is defined in terms of some proposed cost parameters. These parameters are defined based on sum of squares errors. Numerical results are presented highlighting the effectiveness of the proposed curves compared with conventional Bezier curves. From the obtained results, it is observed that the proposed method produces a curve that fits the data points more accurately.