A. K. B. Chand

S. K. Katiyar, A. K. B. Chand, Sangita Jha

This paper sets a theoretical foundation for the applications of the fractal interpolation functions (FIFs). We construct rational cubic spline FIFs (RCSFIFs) with quadratic denominator involving two shape parameters. The elements of the iterated function system (IFS) in each subinterval are identified befittingly so that the graph of the resulting $\mathcal{C}^1$-RCSFIF lies within a prescribed rectangle. These parameters include, in particular, conditions on the positivity of the $\mathcal{C}^1$-RCSFIF. The problem of visualization of constrained data is also addressed when the data is lying above a straight line, the proposed fractal curve is required to lie on the same side of the line. We illustrate our interpolation scheme with some numerical examples

A. K. B. Chand, P. Viswanathan

Fractal interpolation functions (FIFs) developed through iterated function systems (IFSs) prove more versatile than classical interpolants. However, the applications of FIFs in the domain of `shape preserving interpolation' are not fully addressed so far. Among various techniques available in the classical numerical analysis, rational interpolation schemes are well suited for the shape preservation problems and shape modification analysis. In this paper, the capability of FIFs to generalize smooth classical interpolants, and the effectiveness of rational function models in shape preservation are intertwingly exploited to provide a new solution to the shape preserving interpolation problem in fractal perspective. As a common platform for these two techniques to work together, we introduce rational cubic spline FIFs involving tension parameters for the first time in literature. Suitable conditions on parameters of the associated IFS are developed so that the rational fractal interpolant inherits fundamental shape properties such as monotonicity, convexity, and positivity present in the given data. With some suitable hypotheses on the original function, the convergence analysis of the $\mathcal{C}^1$-rational cubic spline FIF is carried out. Due to the presence of the scaling factors in the rational cubic spline fractal interpolant, our approach generalizes the classical results on the shape preserving rational interpolation by Delbourgo and Gregory [SIAM J. Sci. Stat. Comput., 6 (1985), pp. 967-976]. The effectiveness of the shape preserving interpolation schemes are illustrated with suitably chosen numerical examples and graphs, which support the practical utility of our methods.

A. K. B. Chand, P. Viswanathan, K. M. Reddy

Recently, in [Electronic Transaction on Numerical Analysis, 41 (2014), pp. 420-442] authors introduced a new class of rational cubic fractal interpolation functions with linear denominators via fractal perturbation of traditional nonrecursive rational cubic splines and investigated their basic shape preserving properties. The main goal of the current article is to embark on univariate constrained fractal interpolation that is more general than what was considered so far. To this end, we propose some strategies for selecting the parameters of the rational fractal spline so that the interpolating curves lie strictly above or below a prescribed linear or a quadratic spline function. Approximation property of the proposed rational cubic fractal spine is broached by using the Peano kernel theorem as an interlude. The paper also provides an illustration of background theory, veined by examples.