function interpolation_bandmatrix
import U = ThermoSysPro.Properties.WaterSteam.IF97_packages.IF97_wAJ.Spline_Utilities.Modelica_Interpolation.Bspline1D.Utilities;
extends Modelica.Icons.Function;
input Real points[:, :] "[i,:] is point i on the curve to be interpolated";
input Real param[size(points, 1)] "parameterization of the data points (not necessarily in the range 0..1)";
input Integer degree(min = 1) = 3 "Polynomial degree of interpolation";
output Real controlPoints[size(points, 1), size(points, 2)] "Control points";
output Real knots[size(points, 1) + degree + 1] "knots";
end interpolation_bandmatrix;