96 4 Model Development
1.
The natural spline, for which the second-order derivatives at the end-
points equal zero, i.e.
0)()(
00
=
′′
=
′′
nn
xSxS
2.
The parabolic runout spline, for which the second-order derivatives at the
first and second point are equal, i.e.
0)()(
1100
≠
′′
=
′′
xSxS
. Regarding
the last and one before last point, the second-order derivatives are equal
and different then zero, i.e.
0)()(
1
≠
′′
=
′′
−nn
xSxS
3.
The cubic runout spline, for which the second-order derivatives at the
end-points are different then zero and fulfill the following conditions
)()(2)(
221100
xSxSxS
′′
−
′′
=
′′
and ).()(2)(
2211 −−−−
′′
−
′′
=
′′
nnnnn
xSxSxS
The general form of cubic polynomial is as follows
32
)()()()(
kkkkkkkk
xxdxxcxxbaxS −+−+−+=
(4.42)
For each measuring points
k
x we have
1...,,1,0),()( −== nkxfxS
kkk
(4.43)
where n is the number of measuring points
Fig. 4.9 Cubic splines
For each point, except the first and the last point, the particular polynomials fulfill
the following conditions
)()(
1 kkkk
xSxS
−
=
(4.44)
)()(
1 kkkk
xSxS
−
′
=
′
(4.45)
)()(
1 kkkk
xSxS
−
′′
=
′′
(4.46)