BEST OCTIC APPROXIMATION OF CIRCULAR ARCS WITH SEVENTEEN EQUIOSCILLATIONS
A polynomial approximation of degree 8 for a circular arc is considered. This octic approximation is set so that the error function is of degree 16 with the least deviation from the x-axis. The error function equioscillates 17 times rather than 10 times that are mathematically guaranteed by the Borel and Chebyshev theorems.
Bézier curves, octic approximation, circular arc, equioscillation, CAD.