diff --git a/libraries/AP_Math/AP_Math.h b/libraries/AP_Math/AP_Math.h
index 14892ad6a2..678efcac07 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Math/AP_Math.h
+++ b/libraries/AP_Math/AP_Math.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "rotations.h"
 #include "vector2.h"
 #include "vector3.h"
+#include "spline5.h"
 
 // define AP_Param types AP_Vector3f and Ap_Matrix3f
 AP_PARAMDEFV(Vector3f, Vector3f, AP_PARAM_VECTOR3F);
diff --git a/libraries/AP_Math/spline5.cpp b/libraries/AP_Math/spline5.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..89fa6786d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/AP_Math/spline5.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*
+ * spline5.cpp
+ *
+ * Created by William Geyer and Chris Olson modified for ardupilot
+ * Original work by Ryan Muller
+ * https://gist.github.com/ryanthejuggler/4132103
+ * released under the Creative Commons CC0 License
+ * http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
+ *
+ * This file is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ * See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include "spline5.h"
+
+void splinterp5(const float x[5], float out[4][4])
+{
+
+    // number of spline points
+    const uint8_t n = 5;
+
+    // working variables
+    float u[n] {};
+
+    // second derivative
+    // additional element in array necessary for back substitution loop.
+    float z[n+1] {};
+
+    // set the second derivative to 0 at the ends
+    z[0] = u[0] = 0;
+    z[n-1] = 0;
+
+    // decomposition loop
+    for (uint8_t i=1; i<n-1; i++) {
+        float p = 0.5f * z[i-1] + 2.0f;
+        // keep p from ever becoming zero
+        if (p < 0.01f && p >= 0.0f) {
+            p = 0.01f;
+        } else if (p > -0.01f && p < 0.0f) {
+            p = -0.01f;
+        }
+        float p_inv = 1.0f / p;
+        z[i] = -0.5f * p_inv;
+        u[i] = x[i+1] + x[i-1] - 2.0f * x[i];
+        u[i] = (3.0f * u[i] - 0.5f * u[i-1]) * p_inv;
+    }
+
+    // back-substitution loop
+    for (uint8_t i=n-1; i>0; i--) {
+        z[i] = z[i] * z[i+1] + u[i];
+    }
+
+    for (uint8_t i=0; i<n-1; i++) {
+        out[i][0] = x[i+1];
+        out[i][1] = x[i];
+        out[i][2] = z[i+1];
+        out[i][3] = z[i];
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/libraries/AP_Math/spline5.h b/libraries/AP_Math/spline5.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cabc486c15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/AP_Math/spline5.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#pragma once
+
+
+void splinterp5(const float x[5], float out[4][4]);
+
+