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Conic splines are formed by arcs of conics, each defined by its endpoints and the tangents at them plus an intermediate point. Instead of the common general equation that depends on five parameters, an equation with a single parameter is used, thus simplifying significantly the curve fitting problem.
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Theodosios Pavlidis (1983) studied this question.
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