Hi Benjie,

I am a new member of this group. I have a problem about the polygon
approximation.

I am a automotive engineer, still a student. I have a small project
which should do the following. I need your assistance for an
algorithm for:

1.I will read a acceleration Vs Time curve, and calculate the
velocity, displacement and energy from this.
2.I will get the maximum of velocity, displacement and energy.
3.I have to approximate this acc vs time curve into a predefined
number of slopes and constants, which will depend on the shape of
the curve.
4.This approximated curve should have the same maximum velocity,
displacement and energy as that of the original curve

Could any one of u suggest me any good algorithm which will be
efficient in doing this for me.

Waiting for your valuable reply.

Best Regards
Kashi