ISSN:
1069-8299
Keywords:
quadrilateral finite-element generation
;
three-dimensional surfaces
;
CAD/CAM interface
;
topological information generation
;
node sampling on edges
;
Engineering
;
Numerical Methods and Modeling
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Mathematics
,
Technology
Notes:
In this paper, a general approach to automatic generation of quadrilaterals on three-dimensional surfaces is presented. The approach is based on the mapping method for surface meshing and the looping method for generation of quadrilaterals on the mapped plane. Several schemes including a coedge treatment scheme, an allowable tolerance and distance scheme, a multipatch treatment scheme with new mapping functions and a remapping scheme are proposed. Several realistic application examples are given, which show the generality of the presented approach. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Additional Material:
12 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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