Bounds on partial derivatives of NURBS surfaces

In this paper, we estimate the partial derivative bounds for Non-Uniform Rational B-spline(NURBS) surfaces. Firstly, based on the formula of translating the product into sum of B-spline functions, discrete B-spline theory and Dir function, some derivative bounds on NURBS curves are provided. Then, the derivative bounds on the magnitudes of NURBS surfaces are proposed by regarding a rational surface as the locus of a rational curve. Finally, some numerical examples are provided to elucidate how tight the bounds are.     

Statistical and Geometrical Way of Model Selection for a Family of Subdivision Schemes

The objective of this article is to introduce a generalized algorithm to produce the m-point n-ary approximating subdivision schemes(for any integer m, n ≥ 2). The proposed algorithm has been derived from uniform B-spline blending functions. In particular, we study statistical and geometrical/traditional methods for the model selection and assessment for selecting a subdivision curve from the proposed family of schemes to model noisy and noisy free data. Moreover, we also discuss the deviation of subdivision curves generated by proposed family of schemes from convex polygonal curve. Furthermore, visual performances of the schemes have been presented to compare numerically the Gibbs oscillations with the existing family of schemes.     

A numerical technique based on B-spline for a class of time-fractional diffusion equation

This paper presents an efficient numerical technique for solving a class of time-fractional diffusion equation. The time-fractional derivative is described in the Caputo form. The L1 scheme is used for discretization of Caputo fractional derivative and a collocation approach based on sextic B-spline basis function is employed for discretization of space variable. The unconditional stability of the fully-discrete scheme is analyzed. Two numerical examples are considered to demonstrate the accuracy and applicability of our scheme. The proposed scheme is shown to be sixth order accuracy with respect to space variable and (2 − α)-th order accuracy with respect to time variable, where α is the order of temporal fractional derivative. The numerical results obtained are compared with other existing numerical methods to justify the advantage of present method. The CPU time for the proposed scheme is provided.     

The Cubic B-Spline Method for a Class of Caputo-Fabrizio Fractional Differential Equations北大核心CSCD

基于分数阶微积分基本定理和三次B样条理论,构造了求解线性Caputo-Fabrizio型分数阶微分方程数值解的三次B样条方法,利用分数阶微积分基本定理将初值问题转化为关于解函数的表达式,再使用三次B样条函数逼近表达式中积分项的被积函数,进而计算了一类Caputo-Fabrizio型分数阶微分方程的数值解.给出了所构造的三次B样条方法的误差估计、收敛性和稳定性的理论证明.数值实验表明,该文数值方法在求解一类Caputo-Fabrizio型分数阶微分方程数值解时具有一定的可行性和有效性,且计算精度和计算效率优于现有的两种数值方法.     

Computational aeroacoustics using the B-spline collocation method

One of the major problems in computational aero-acoustics is the disparity in length scales between the flow field and the acoustic field. As a result, a mapping function is normally used to achieve a non-uniform grid distribution. In this paper, a B-spline collocation method with an arbitrary grid placement capability is proposed. This capability not only allows an optimum grid distribution but also avoids the numerical complexities associated with the mapping function. The B-spline collocation method is applied to the case of spinning co-rotating vortices. The result agrees well with the matched asymptotic solution. To cite this article: R. Widjaja et al., C. R. Mecanique 333 (2005).     

Full-field speckle pattern image correlation with B-Spline deformation function

A full-field speckle pattern image correlation method is presented that will determine directly the complete, two-dimensional deformation field during the image correlation process on digital images obtained using computer vision systems. In this work, a B-Spline function is used to represent the object deformation field throughout the entire image area. This is an improvement over subset-based image correlation methods by implicitly maintaining position and derivative continuity constraints among subsets up to a specified order. The control point variables within the B-Spline deformation function are optimized iteratively with the Levenberg-Marquardt method to achieve minimum disparity between the predicted and actual deformed images. Results have shown that the proposed method is computationally efficient, accurate and robust. The general framework of this method can be applied ton-dimensional image correlation systems that solve for multi-dimension vector fields.     

Nonlinear stability of large k-value shallow spherical shells with a symmetrically distributed line load

In this paper, we treat the nonlinear stability problem of shallow spherical shells with large values ofk(k=12(1–v) · 2f/h,f = shell rise,h = shell thickness) under the action of uniformly distributed line load along a circle concentric with the shell boundary. Load-deflection curves are computed at successive increments of uniformly distributed line loads by using both cubic B-spline approximations and iterative techniques. Our algorithm yields fairly good convergent results for values ofk as large as 400. The limiting case in which shells are loaded along a circle of small radius has been specially investigated and the computed critical loads are compared with those obtained with central point loads by other authors.     

基于移动可变形孔洞方法的超弹性结构拓扑优化

现有隐式拓扑优化方法在进行超弹性结构拓扑优化设计时，具有设计变量多、中间设计有限元分析存在严重的收敛性和设计结果无法直接导入CAD/CAE系统等问题。为解决这些问题，提出了一种基于移动可变形孔洞的显式拓扑优化方法来进行承受大变形的超弹性结构设计，材料本构采用常用的Mooney-Rivlin模型。首先，介绍了移动可变形孔洞方法的基本思想和可变形孔洞的显式描述方法；其次，构造了基于移动可变形孔洞方法的超弹性结构拓扑优化的数学列式，给出了相应的灵敏度结果；最后，通过数值算例验证了本方法的有效性。数值结果表明，该方法可以通过较少的设计变量和非常稳健的优化过程，给出边界由B样条曲线描述且可与CAD/CAE软件无缝连接的超弹性结构设计。