Long elements method for simulation of deformable objects
R Balaniuk, IF Costa, JK Salisbury Jr - US Patent 7,363,198, 2008 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT Long Elements Method (LEM) for real time physically based dynamic
simulation of deformable objects. The LEM is based on a new meshing strategy using long
elements whose forms can be straight or arbitrary. The LEM imple ments a static solution for
elastic global deformations of objects filled with fluid based on the Pascal's principle and
Volume conservation. The Volumes are discretised in long elements, defining meshes one
order of magnitude Smaller than meshes based on tetrahedral or cubic elements. The LEM …
simulation of deformable objects. The LEM is based on a new meshing strategy using long
elements whose forms can be straight or arbitrary. The LEM imple ments a static solution for
elastic global deformations of objects filled with fluid based on the Pascal's principle and
Volume conservation. The Volumes are discretised in long elements, defining meshes one
order of magnitude Smaller than meshes based on tetrahedral or cubic elements. The LEM …
