Real-time Computer Simulation of Three Dimensional Elastostatics using the Finite Point Method
Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, India
Applied Mechanics and Materials, 110-116, 2740, 2012
@article{kumara2012real,
title={Real-time Computer Simulation of Three Dimensional Elastostatics using the Finite Point Method},
author={Kumara, P. and Ghosal, A. and others},
journal={Applied Mechanics and Materials},
volume={110},
pages={2740–2745},
year={2012},
publisher={Trans Tech Publ}
}
Real-time simulation of deformable solids is essential for some applications such as biological organ simulations for surgical simulators. In this work, deformable solids are approximated to be linear elastic, and an easy and straight forward numerical technique, the Finite Point Method (FPM), is used to model three dimensional linear elastostatics. Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) is used to accelerate computations. Results show that the Finite Point Method, together with GPU, can compute three dimensional linear elastostatic responses of solids at rates suitable for real-time graphics, for solids represented by reasonable number of points.
January 3, 2012 by hgpu
