On Pedal and Contrapedal Curves of Bézier Curves

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to charaterize pedal and contrapedal curves of a Bézier curve which has many applications in computer graphics and related areas. Moreover, the pedal and contrapedal curve of a planar Bézier curve at the starting and the ending points are investigated.

Keywords

• Bezier curve
• Contrapedal curve
• Pedal curve

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