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Method and system for mesh-free analysis of general three-dimensional shell structures

US7499050B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 16, 2004
Grant dateMar 3, 2009
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Expiry dateMar 15, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F30/23
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method, system and computer program product pertained to engineering analysis of a general three-dimensional (3-D) shell structure using the mesh-free technique is disclosed. The structural responses are solved with mesh-free technique after the 3-D shell structure is mapped to a two-dimensional plane. According to one aspect, the present invention is a method for mesh-free analysis of a general three-dimensional shell structure, the method comprises: defining the general shell structure as a physical domain represented by a plurality of nodes in a three-dimensional space, creating a plurality of projected nodes by mapping the plurality of nodes in the three-dimensional space onto a two-dimensional plane, assigning a plurality of domain of influences, one for each of the plurality of projected nodes, and calculating a solution of the physical domain using a set of mathematical approximations pertaining to each of the plurality of projected nodes.

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