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This paper presents a novel implicit scheme for the constraint resolution in real-time finite element simulations in the presence of contact and friction. Instead of using the standard motion correction scheme, we propose an iterative…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2023-06-13 Ziqiu Zeng , Hadrien Courtecuisse

Our work presents a new iterative scheme to approximate the fixed points of nonexpansive mapping. The proposed algorithm is constructed to enhance convergence efficiency while preserving theoretical robustness. Under appropriate assumptions…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2026-01-12 Nida Izhar Mallick , Izhar Uddin

Modeling contact mechanics with high contrast coefficients presents significant mathematical and computational challenges, especially in achieving strongly symmetric stress approximations for mixed formulations. Due to the inherent…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-02-17 Eric T. Chung , Hyea Hyun Kim , Xiang Zhong

We present two matrix-free methods for approximately solving exact penalty subproblems that arise when solving large-scale optimization problems. The first approach is a novel iterative re-weighting algorithm (IRWA), which iteratively…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-01-02 James V. Burke , Frank E. Curtis , Hao Wang , Jiashan Wang

Based on the Uzawa algorithm, we consider an adaptive finite element method for the Stokes system. We prove linear convergence with optimal algebraic rates for the residual estimator (which is equivalent to the total error), if the arising…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-11-15 Giovanni Di Fratta , Thomas Führer , Gregor Gantner , Dirk Praetorius

In this paper, we propose a unified primal-dual algorithm framework based on the augmented Lagrangian function for composite convex problems with conic inequality constraints. The new framework is highly versatile. First, it not only covers…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-08-31 Zhenyuan Zhu , Fan Chen , Junyu Zhang , Zaiwen Wen

In this paper, we study a new approach related to the convergence analysis of Ishikawa-type iterative models to a common fixed point of two non-expansive mappings in Banach spaces. The main novelty of our contribution lies in the so-called…

In many iterative optimization methods, fixed-point theory enables the analysis of the convergence rate via the contraction factor associated with the linear approximation of the fixed-point operator. While this factor characterizes the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-06-22 Trung Vu , Raviv Raich

We introduce a primal-dual framework for solving linearly constrained nonconvex composite optimization problems. Our approach is based on a newly developed Lagrangian, which incorporates \emph{false penalty} and dual smoothing terms. This…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-06-21 Jong Gwang Kim

This paper presents a new isogeometric mortar contact formulation based on an extended finite element interpolation to capture physical pressure discontinuities at the contact boundary. The so called two-half-pass algorithm is employed,…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2018-07-13 Thang Xuan Duong , Laura De Lorenzis , Roger A. Sauer

We propose an implicit iterative algorithm for an exact penalty method arising from inequality constrained optimization problems. A rapidly convergent fixed point method is developed for a regularized penalty functional. The applicability…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2012-10-05 Kazufumi Ito , Tomoya Takeuchi

We present quasi-optimal a priori error estimates for general mixed finite element methods to approximate solutions of the Stokes problem subject to inhomogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions. For the Scott-Vogelius element this yields…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-09-23 Franziska Eickmann , Ridgway L. Scott , Tabea Tscherpel

In this paper, we propose an efficient numerical treatment for solving contact problems with friction between deformable bodies. The discretized normal and tangential constraints at the candidate contact interface are expressed by using…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Laurent Baillet , Taoufik Sassi

This paper deals with a one-dimensional wave equation being subjected to a unilateral boundary condition. An approximation of this problem combining the finite element and mass redistribution methods is proposed. The mass redistribution…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-01-06 Farshid Dabaghi , Pavel Krejci , Adrien Petrov , Jérôme Pousin , Yves Renard

A novel implementation of the traditional node-to-node Coulomb contact-friction problem is presented that utilizes run-time parameter updates on conventional elasto-plastic elements. The two-noded elements are defined by an independent…

Applied Physics · Physics 2025-02-27 Asifur Rahman , Kevin R. Mackie

A novel Material Point Method (MPM) is introduced for addressing frictional contact problems. In contrast to the standard multi-velocity field approach, this method employs a penalty method to evaluate contact forces at the discretised…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-03-21 Emmanouil G. Kakouris , Manolis N. Chatzis , Savvas P. Triantafyllou

In this paper, we present an Uzawa-based heuristic that is adapted to some type of stochastic optimal control problems. More precisely, we consider dynamical systems that can be divided into small-scale independent subsystems, though linked…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2009-03-09 Kengy Barty , Pierre Carpentier , Pierre Girardeau

A highly accurate, single-pass, unbiased frictional contact algorithm for higher-order elements based on the concept of midplane is presented. Higher-order elements offer a lucrative choice for contact problems as they can better represent…

Computational Physics · Physics 2025-06-30 Indrajeet Sahu , Nik Petrinic

We consider a Fictitious Domain formulation of an elliptic partial differential equation and approximate the resulting saddle-point system using an inexact preconditioned Uzawa iterative algorithm. Each iteration entails the approximation…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-09-21 Stefano Berrone , Andrea Bonito , Rob Stevenson , Marco Verani

Accurately handling contact with friction remains a core bottleneck for Material Point Method (MPM), from reliable contact point detection to enforcing frictional contact laws (non-penetration, Coulomb friction, and maximum dissipation…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-02-03 Etienne Ménager , Justin Carpentier