From geometric design to numerical analysis: a direct approach using the finite cell method on constructive solid geometry

DOI10.1016/J.CAMWA.2017.01.027zbMATH Open1410.65460arXiv1809.10982OpenAlexW2592185800WikidataQ120501792 ScholiaQ120501792MaRDI QIDQ1663837FDOQ1663837

Authors: Benjamin Wassermann, S. Kollmannsberger, Tino Bog, Ernst Rank 

Publication date: 24 August 2018

Published in: Computers & Mathematics with Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: During the last ten years, increasing efforts were made to improve and simplify the process from Computer Aided Design (CAD) modeling to a numerical simulation. It has been shown that the transition from one model to another, i.e. the meshing, is a bottle-neck. Several approaches have been developed to overcome this time-consuming step, e.g. Isogeometric Analysis (IGA), which applies the shape functions used for the geometry description (typically B-Splines and NURBS) directly to the numerical analysis. In contrast to IGA, which deals with boundary represented models (B-Rep), our approach focuses on parametric volumetric models such as Constructive Solid Geometries (CSG). These models have several advantages, as their geometry description is inherently watertight and they provide a description of the model's interior. To be able to use the explicit mathematical description of these models, we employ the Finite Cell Method (FCM). Herein, the only necessary input is a reliable statement whether an (integration-) point lies inside or outside of the geometric model. This paper mainly discusses such point-in-membership tests on various geometric objects like sweeps and lofts, as well as several geometric operations such as filleting or chamfering. We demonstrate that, based on the information of the construction method of these objects, the point-in-membership-test can be carried out efficiently and robustly

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1809.10982

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zbMATH Keywords

finite cell methodcomputer aided design (CAD)constructive solid geometry (CSG)spline ray casting

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Computer science aspects of computer-aided design (68U07) Computer-aided design (modeling of curves and surfaces) (65D17) Finite element, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin methods for boundary value problems involving PDEs (65N30)

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Uses Software

• Netgen

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