System and method for automatic mesh generation from a system-level MEMS design

G Lorenz, CJ Kennedy - US Patent 7,131,105, 2006 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND Computer Aided Design (CAD) systems are used to design and simulate
virtual models of electrical, electronic or mechanical devices prior to producing actual …

Methods and systems for generating polycubes and all-hexahedral meshes of an object

J Gregson, A Sheffer, E Zhang - US Patent 9,972,128, 2018 - Google Patents
A method for generating a polycube representation of an input object comprises: receiving
an input volumetric representation of the input object; deforming the input volumetric …

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 …

Methods and systems for hex-mesh optimization via edge-cone rectification

A Sheffer, N Vining, M Livesu - US Patent 10,210,657, 2019 - Google Patents
Methods and systems improve quality of a hex-mesh by: performing a first iterative
procedure which starts with the input hex-mesh and which outputs an output hex-mesh …

Analyzing thermal characteristics of geometries

CJ Farral, L Farral, DM Johnson, MV Srinivas - US Patent 6,505,326, 2003 - Google Patents
A system and method for analyzing a baseline geometry and, optionally, a modified
geometry. The method can include generating a numerical representation of a baseline …

Methods and systems for generating polycube segmentations from input meshes of objects

A Sheffer, N Vining, J Gregson, M Livesu - US Patent 9,922,458, 2018 - Google Patents
A method for generating a polycube segmentation of an input object comprises: providing an
input mesh of the object comprising a plurality of surface faces; generating an initial …

3D image processing method and apparatus for enabling efficient retrieval of neighboring point

JY Sim, DK Kim, KC Lee, G Guennebaud… - US Patent …, 2013 - Google Patents
US8363049B2 - 3D image processing method and apparatus for enabling efficient retrieval
of neighboring point - Google Patents US8363049B2 - 3D image processing method and …

White body modeing and virtual evaluation system for mechanical assemblies

D Turk, K Akuzawa - US Patent App. 10/616,140, 2005 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A System providing an interactive virtual model or “white body” builder
(“WBB”) interconnected with different groups involved in an enterprise centric activity related …

Program for causing a computer to execute a method of generating mesh data and apparatus for generating mesh data

K Aoki, K Shimizu - US Patent 7,228,519, 2007 - Google Patents
However, these methods, which are intended basically for a complicated curved-Surface
structure, have relatively com plicated operation algorithms. As a result, these methods are …

Method and system for optimizing a finite element mesh

MR Wollny, PR Kinney - US Patent 6,970,165, 2005 - Google Patents
US6970165B2 - Method and system for optimizing a finite element mesh - Google Patents
US6970165B2 - Method and system for optimizing a finite element mesh - Google Patents …