Method of generating a surface mesh
Abstract
A method and machine-readable medium provide a technique to generate and modify a quadrilateral finite element surface mesh using dual creation and modification. After generating a dual of a surface (mesh), a predetermined algorithm may be followed to generate and modify a surface mesh of quadrilateral elements. The predetermined algorithm may include the steps of generating two-dimensional cell regions in dual space, determining existing nodes in primal space, generating new nodes in the dual space, and connecting nodes to form the quadrilateral elements (faces) for the generated and modifiable surface mesh.
- Inventors:
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- Albuquerque, NM
- Provo, UT
- Tracy, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 936221
- Patent Number(s):
- 7339584
- Application Number:
- 10/448,946
- Assignee:
- Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING
Citation Formats
Shepherd, Jason F, Benzley, Steven, and Grover, Benjamin T. Method of generating a surface mesh. United States: N. p., 2008.
Web.
Shepherd, Jason F, Benzley, Steven, & Grover, Benjamin T. Method of generating a surface mesh. United States.
Shepherd, Jason F, Benzley, Steven, and Grover, Benjamin T. Tue .
"Method of generating a surface mesh". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/936221.
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