Construction of analysis-suitable G¹ planar multi-patch parameterizations

Authors Mario Kapl, Giancarlo Sangalli, Thomas Takacs

Publication date 10 June 2017

Abstract: Isogeometric analysis allows to define shape functions of global

C^{1}

continuity (or of higher continuity) over multi-patch geometries. The construction of such

C^{1}

-smooth isogeometric functions is a non-trivial task and requires particular multi-patch parameterizations, so-called analysis-suitable

G^{1}

(in short, AS-

G^{1}

) parameterizations, to ensure that the resulting

C^{1}

isogeometric spaces possess optimal approximation properties, cf. [7]. In this work, we show through examples that it is possible to construct AS-

G^{1}

multi-patch parameterizations of planar domains, given their boundary. More precisely, given a generic multi-patch geometry, we generate an AS-

G^{1}

multi-patch parameterization possessing the same boundary, the same vertices and the same first derivatives at the vertices, and which is as close as possible to this initial geometry. Our algorithm is based on a quadratic optimization problem with linear side constraints. Numerical tests also confirm that

C^{1}

isogeometric spaces over AS-

G^{1}

multi-patch parameterized domains converge optimally under mesh refinement, while for generic parameterizations the convergence order is severely reduced.

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