INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE EN INFORMATIQUE ET EN AUTOMATIQUE

Towards Self-Adaptive Parameterization of Bzier

Curves for Airfoil Aerodynamic Design
Zhi Li Tang Jean-Antoine Dsidri

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September 2002

ISSN 0249-6399

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