Tetrahedralization of non-conformal three-dimensional mixed element meshes
US7099805B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 30, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T17/20
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Undesirable Steiner points in tetrahedralized meshes may be minimized by tetrahedralization processes that order element subdivision based on degree of freedom data for elements in the mesh and/or treat element degree of freedom as non-static during element subdivision. Applying look-ahead, breadth-first-search subdivision, and other strategic subdivision techniques further minimizes the need for Steiner points.
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