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In this paper we present a method for direct evaluation of generalized B-splines (GB-splines) via the local representation of these curves as piecewise functions. To accomplish this we introduce a local structure that makes GB-spline curves…

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In this paper, we introduce a new approach for soft robot shape formation and morphing using approximate distance fields. The method uses concepts from constructive solid geometry, R-functions, to construct an approximate distance function…

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Spherical $t$-designs are finite point sets on the unit sphere that enable exact integration of polynomials of degree at most $t$ via equal-weight quadrature. This concept has recently been extended to spherical $t$-design curves by the use…

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We construct and analyze a projection-free linearly implicit method for the approximation of flows of harmonic maps into spheres. The proposed method is unconditionally energy stable and, under a sharp discrete regularity condition,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-02-16 Georgios Akrivis , Sören Bartels , Michele Ruggeri , Jilu Wang

Curve and surface fairing is crucial in computer-aided geometric design, influencing product quality, physical performance, and aesthetics. Traditional methods often apply global modifications, lacking fine-grained control. This paper…

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We introduce an arbitrary order, computationally efficient method to smooth corners on curves in the plane, as well as edges and vertices on surfaces in $\mathbb R^3$. The method is local, only modifying the original surface in a…

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High-order implicit shock tracking is a new class of numerical methods to approximate solutions of conservation laws with non-smooth features. These methods align elements of the computational mesh with non-smooth features to represent them…

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This document facilitates understanding of core concepts about uniform B-spline and its matrix representation.

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This paper demonstrates how an efficient representation of the planned path using B-splines, and a construction procedure that takes advantage of the neural network's inductive bias, speed up both the inference and training of a DNN-based…

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We present in this paper a rigorous theoretical framework to show stability, convergence and accuracy of improved edge-based and face-based smoothed finite element methods (bESFEM and bFS-FEM) for nearly-incompressible elasticity problems.…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-11-26 Thanh Hai Ong , Claire E. Heaney , Chang-Kye Lee , G. R. Liu , H. Nguyen-Xuan

The Material Point Method (MPM) is a numerical technique that combines a fixed Eulerian background grid and Lagrangian point masses to simulate materials which undergo large deformations. Within the original MPM, discontinuous gradients of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-07-22 Pascal de Koster , Roel Tielen , Elizaveta Wobbes , Matthias Möller

We extend the recently introduced divergence-conforming immersed boundary (DCIB) method [1] to fluid-structure interaction (FSI) problems involving closed co-dimension one solids. We focus on capsules and vesicles, whose discretization is…

This work focuses on developing high-order energy-stable schemes for wave-dominated problems in closed domains using staggered finite-difference summation-by-parts (SBP FD) operators. We extend the previously presented uniform staggered…

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Quantitative MRI methods that estimate multiple physical parameters simultaneously often require the fitting of a computational complex signal model defined through the Bloch equations. Repeated Bloch simulations can be avoided by matching…

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A sphere is a fundamental geometric object widely used in (computer aided) geometric design. It possesses rational parameterizations but no parametric polynomial parameterization exists. The present study provides an approach to the optimal…

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A smooth T-surface can be thought of as a generalization of a surface of revolution in such a way that the axis of rotation is not fixed at one point but rather traces a smooth path on the base plane. Furthermore, the action, by which the…

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In this paper, a novel isogeometric method for Biot's consolidation model is constructed and analyzed, using a four-field formulation where the unknown variables are the solid displacement, solid pressure, fluid flux, and fluid pressure.…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-02-14 Hanyu Chu , Luca Franco Pavarino

In this paper, we present a new polygonal finite element method, called the Zipped Finite Element Method, for star-shaped polygons. The proposed approach constructs high-order shape functions as linear combinations of standard finite…

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Statistical shape modeling (SSM) is a powerful computational framework for quantifying and analyzing the geometric variability of anatomical structures, facilitating advancements in medical research, diagnostics, and treatment planning.…

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We propose a method to efficiently compute tomographic projections of a 3D volume represented by a linear combination of shifted B-splines. To do so, we propose a ray-tracing algorithm that computes 3D line integrals with arbitrary…

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