The Cornu spiral is the plane curve r(t) = ⟨x(t), y(t)⟩, where x(t) = Z t 0 sin(u2/2) du, y(t) = Z t 0 cos(u2/2) du
The Cornu spiral is the plane curve r(t) = ⟨x(t), y(t)⟩, where x(t) = Z t 0 sin(u2/2) du, y(t) = Z t 0 cos(u2/2) du
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The Cornu spiral is the plane curve r(t) = ⟨x(t), y(t)⟩, where
x(t) =
Z t
0
sin(u2/2) du, y(t) =
Z t
0
cos(u2/2) du
Verify that κ(t) = |t|. Since the curvature increases linearly, the Cornu
spiral is used in highway design to create transitions between straight and
curved road segments.
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