Simulating Parametric Thin Shells by Bicubic Hermite Elements

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Main Authors: Ni, Xingyu, Chen, Xuwen, Yu, Cheng, Wang, Bin, Chen, Baoquan
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Published: 2023
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author Ni, Xingyu
Chen, Xuwen
Yu, Cheng
Wang, Bin
Chen, Baoquan
author_facet Ni, Xingyu
Chen, Xuwen
Yu, Cheng
Wang, Bin
Chen, Baoquan
contents In this study, we present the bicubic Hermite element method (BHEM), a new computational framework devised for the elastodynamic simulation of parametric thin-shell structures. The BHEM is constructed based on parametric quadrilateral Hermite patches, which serve as a unified representation for shell geometry, simulation, collision avoidance, as well as rendering. Compared with the commonly utilized linear FEM, the BHEM offers higher-order solution spaces, enabling the capture of more intricate and smoother geometries while employing significantly fewer finite elements. In comparison to other high-order methods, the BHEM achieves conforming $\mathcal{C}^1$ continuity for Kirchhoff-Love (KL) shells with minimal complexity. Furthermore, by leveraging the subdivision and convex hull properties of Hermite patches, we develop an efficient algorithm for ray-patch intersections, facilitating collision handling in simulations and ray tracing in rendering. This eliminates the need for laborious remodeling of the pre-existing parametric surface as the conventional approaches do. We substantiate our claims with comprehensive experiments, which demonstrate the high accuracy and versatility of the proposed method.
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spellingShingle Simulating Parametric Thin Shells by Bicubic Hermite Elements
Ni, Xingyu
Chen, Xuwen
Yu, Cheng
Wang, Bin
Chen, Baoquan
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In this study, we present the bicubic Hermite element method (BHEM), a new computational framework devised for the elastodynamic simulation of parametric thin-shell structures. The BHEM is constructed based on parametric quadrilateral Hermite patches, which serve as a unified representation for shell geometry, simulation, collision avoidance, as well as rendering. Compared with the commonly utilized linear FEM, the BHEM offers higher-order solution spaces, enabling the capture of more intricate and smoother geometries while employing significantly fewer finite elements. In comparison to other high-order methods, the BHEM achieves conforming $\mathcal{C}^1$ continuity for Kirchhoff-Love (KL) shells with minimal complexity. Furthermore, by leveraging the subdivision and convex hull properties of Hermite patches, we develop an efficient algorithm for ray-patch intersections, facilitating collision handling in simulations and ray tracing in rendering. This eliminates the need for laborious remodeling of the pre-existing parametric surface as the conventional approaches do. We substantiate our claims with comprehensive experiments, which demonstrate the high accuracy and versatility of the proposed method.
title Simulating Parametric Thin Shells by Bicubic Hermite Elements
topic Graphics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.14839