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This work presents a novel method for fitting superquadrics to point clouds under the contamination of noise and outliers, which has many applications for shape modeling across diverse fields. Unlike prior approaches that either exclusively…

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We develop a method for solving elliptic partial differential equations on surfaces described by CAD patches that may have gaps/overlaps. The method is based on hybridization using a three-dimensional mesh that covers the gap/overlap…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-03-28 Tobias Jonsson , Mats G. Larson , Karl Larsson

We present a computational framework for efficient optimization-based "inverse design" of large-area "metasurfaces" (subwavelength-patterned surfaces) for applications such as multi-wavelength and multi-angle optimizations, and…

Computational analysis with the finite element method requires geometrically accurate meshes. It is well known that high-order meshes can accurately capture curved surfaces with fewer degrees of freedom in comparison to low-order meshes.…

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A new approach for analyzing waveguide junctions containing conductive cylindrical objects is proposed. The algorithm is based on mode matching technique using local projection functions, which improves the numerical conditioning of the…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2026-01-12 Malgorzata Warecka , Rafal Lech , Piotr Kowalczyk

A simple method for improving cache efficiency of serial and parallel explicit finite procedure with application to casting solidification simulation over three-dimensional complex geometries is presented. The method is based on division of…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2010-05-19 Ruhollah Tavakoli

In the present paper, an integrated paradigm for topology optimization on complex surfaces with arbitrary genus is proposed. The approach is constructed based on the two-dimensional (2D) Moving Morphable Component (MMC) framework, where a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-02-03 Wendong Huo , Chang Liu , Zongliang Du , Xudong Jiang , Zhengyu Liu , Xu Guo

We have developed a scattering-matrix approach for numerical calculation of resonant states and Q-values of a nonideal optical disk cavity of an arbitrary shape and of an arbitrary varying refraction index. The developed method has been…

Optics · Physics 2009-11-10 A. I. Rahachou , I. V. Zozoulenko

The scattering problem can be implemented in a square-integrable basis via the so-called $J$-matrix method. While methods to compute the phase shift in the $J$-matrix approach are known, we introduce a novel formula in square-integrable…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2024-12-16 Calvin W. Johnson , Bui Minh Loc , Austin Keller , Kenneth M. Nollett

When modeling scientific and industrial problems, geometries are typically modeled by explicit boundary representations obtained from computer-aided design software. Unfitted (also known as embedded or immersed) finite element methods offer…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2024-05-24 Pere A. Martorell , Santiago Badia

A flat sheet programmed with a planar pattern of spontaneous shape change will morph into a curved surface. Such metric mechanics is seen in growing biological sheets, and may be engineered in actuating soft matter sheets such as…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2022-07-01 Fan Feng , Daniel Duffy , Mark Warner , John S. Biggins

We present a fast direct solver for the simulation of electromagnetic scattering from an arbitrarily-shaped, large, empty cavity embedded in an infinite perfectly conducting half space. The governing Maxwell equations are reformulated as a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-04-15 Jun Lai , Sivaram Ambikasaran , Leslie F. Greengard

We consider the problem of matching two shapes assuming these shapes are related by an elastic deformation. Using linearized elasticity theory and the finite element method we seek an elastic deformation that is caused by simple external…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2015-10-16 Konrad Simon , Ronen Basri

In this article, we substantiate the appositeness of the \emph{mode-matching technique} to study the scattering response of bridging elastic plates connecting two flexible duct regions of different heights. We present two different solution…

Classical Physics · Physics 2022-12-21 Muhammad Afzal , Hazrat Bilal , Naveed Ahmed , Abdul Wahab

Despite recent progress, recovering parametric CAD construction sequences from geometric input, such as meshes or point clouds, is a key challenge for design and manufacturing, as existing CAD reconstruction and generation methods are…

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In this paper we propose a global optimization-based approach to jointly matching a set of images. The estimated correspondences simultaneously maximize pairwise feature affinities and cycle consistency across multiple images. Unlike…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2015-12-03 Xiaowei Zhou , Menglong Zhu , Kostas Daniilidis

We examine the interaction of multigrid methods and shape optimization in appropriate shape spaces. Our aim is a scalable algorithm for application on supercomputers, which can only be achieved by mesh-independent convergence. The impact of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-04-12 Martin Siebenborn , Kathrin Welker

Frequently, the design of physicochemical processes requires screening of large numbers of alternative designs with complex geometries. These geometries may result in conformal meshes which introduce stability issues, significant…

Computational Physics · Physics 2021-01-19 E. J. Monte , J. Lowman , N. M. Abukhdeir

The synthesis of a metasurface exhibiting a specific set of desired scattering properties is a time-consuming and resource-demanding process, which conventionally relies on many cycles of full-wave simulations. It requires an experienced…

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