ملخص: A new technique and an algorithm have been designed which are meant to automatically capture the outlines of fonts. A more .exible class of B ezier ! cubic ( generalized Hermite cubic) functions are the basis of this technique. This class of functions involves two families of control parameters, to produce more .exible shapes than ordinary Hermite or B ezier ! cubics, in each segment. These functions, together with the control parameters, are utilized in an optimal way to .t a design curve to the data arose from the boundaries of the fonts. The optimal technique has used various ideas for curve design. These ideas include end- point interpolation, detection ofcharacteristic points, least- squares method, recursive subdivision, and parametrization. The .nal shape is achieved as a generalized Hermite spline with GC 1 smoothness.

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