Generating a three-dimensional mesh for finite element analysis
August 16, 2020. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesMethod for forming a computer model from an intersection of a cutting surface with a bounded volume Method and apparatus for generating a hexahedron mesh of a modeled structure Triangle and tetrahedron mesh generation method Method and device for generating mesh for use in numerical analysis System and method for computer modeling of 3D objects or surfaces by mesh constructions having optimal quality characteristics and dynamic resolution capabilities Triangle geometry processing for surface modeling and cartesian grid generation Patent #: 6445390 AbstractA method for generating a three-dimensional mesh for a structure to be subjected to three-dimensional structural finite element analysis entails the steps of providing a triangulation of the surface of said structure, providing a master mesh encompassing said structure, processing, by performing at least one of the steps of cutting and remeshing, at least those elements of the master mesh that are intersected by said triangulation such that the elements internal to said structure correspond to elements of said three-dimensional mesh each having a first predetermined topological property, and discarding elements of the master mesh external to said structure. The three-dimensional meshes are generated in a fully or at least partially automated fashion. The generated three-dimensional meshes have good properties for the subsequent finite element calculations.Other References
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