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Hello;
I've non-monotonic analytically derived data points: (x,y)i, i=1, n
I would like to join the points by a smooth curve with the following
constraints:
a. points are joined in the same order, i.e.; pnt# 1, pnt# 2, ..., pnt# n
b. the curve progresses in clockwise direction ONLY starting at pnt # 1
c. the curve does not cross itself
d. the curve has a minimum possible turns
e. the curve has a known (dy/dx) at pnt # n
By examining the data, the points appear to lie on a spiral of some kind.
Here're two sets of data points for illustration purposes
(Ref. HTK006,T*=0.08,T*=0.05):
SET # 1:
n = 5, (dy/dx) at pnt# 5 = - 4.1343
pnt#1 x = - 0.2062 , y = 0.9369
pnt#2 x = - 0.1937 , y = 0.9454
pnt#3 x = - 0.2043 , y = 0.9263
pnt#4 x = - 0.1797 , y = 0.9640
pnt#5 x = - 0.1542 , y = 0.9309
SET # 2:
n = 4, (dy/dx) at pnt# 4 = - 8.6897
pnt#1 x = - 0.1206 , y = 0.9698
pnt#2 x = - 0.1292 , y = 0.9470
pnt#3 x = - 0.1282 , y = 0.9785
pnt#4 x = - 0.0974 , y = 0.9508
(n=3 and n=10 are generally the min and max data points per set)
How can one develop such spiral ???
Your expert opinion would be greatly appreciated.
(Excel 2003 SP2, Windows XP)
I've non-monotonic analytically derived data points: (x,y)i, i=1, n
I would like to join the points by a smooth curve with the following
constraints:
a. points are joined in the same order, i.e.; pnt# 1, pnt# 2, ..., pnt# n
b. the curve progresses in clockwise direction ONLY starting at pnt # 1
c. the curve does not cross itself
d. the curve has a minimum possible turns
e. the curve has a known (dy/dx) at pnt # n
By examining the data, the points appear to lie on a spiral of some kind.
Here're two sets of data points for illustration purposes
(Ref. HTK006,T*=0.08,T*=0.05):
SET # 1:
n = 5, (dy/dx) at pnt# 5 = - 4.1343
pnt#1 x = - 0.2062 , y = 0.9369
pnt#2 x = - 0.1937 , y = 0.9454
pnt#3 x = - 0.2043 , y = 0.9263
pnt#4 x = - 0.1797 , y = 0.9640
pnt#5 x = - 0.1542 , y = 0.9309
SET # 2:
n = 4, (dy/dx) at pnt# 4 = - 8.6897
pnt#1 x = - 0.1206 , y = 0.9698
pnt#2 x = - 0.1292 , y = 0.9470
pnt#3 x = - 0.1282 , y = 0.9785
pnt#4 x = - 0.0974 , y = 0.9508
(n=3 and n=10 are generally the min and max data points per set)
How can one develop such spiral ???
Your expert opinion would be greatly appreciated.
(Excel 2003 SP2, Windows XP)