Bézier form of dual bivariate Bernstein polynomials

Abstract: Dual Bernstein polynomials of one or two variables have proved to be very useful in obtaining B\'{e}zier form of the $L^2$-solution of the problem of best polynomial approximation of B\'{e}zier curve or surface. In this connection, the B\'{e}zier coefficients of dual Bernstein polynomials are to be evaluated at a reasonable cost. In this paper, a set of recurrence relations satisfied by the B\'{e}zier coefficients of dual bivariate Bernstein polynomials is derived and an efficient algorithm for evaluation of these coefficients is proposed. Applications of this result to some approximation problems of Computer Aided Geometric Design (CAGD) are discussed.