TY - JOUR
T1 - Finite element mesh generation using skeleton-based decomposition of sliced biomedical image data
T2 - Application to limb prosthetics
AU - Zachariah, Santosh G.
AU - Sanders, Joan E.
AU - Turkiyyah, George M.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - A systematic method to generate hexahedral meshes for finite element (FE) analysis of residual limbs and similar biomedical geometries is presented. It utilizes skeleton-based subdivision of parallel cross-sections into geometrically simple regions onto which structured meshes are easily mapped. Tubular surfaces, defined using B-splines, were chosen to describe component geometries. Application to a below-knee (BK) residual limb is described. Automated hexahedral meshing of sliced data is an advancement in prosthetic stress analysis allowing rapid generation and iterative optimization of the mesh.
AB - A systematic method to generate hexahedral meshes for finite element (FE) analysis of residual limbs and similar biomedical geometries is presented. It utilizes skeleton-based subdivision of parallel cross-sections into geometrically simple regions onto which structured meshes are easily mapped. Tubular surfaces, defined using B-splines, were chosen to describe component geometries. Application to a below-knee (BK) residual limb is described. Automated hexahedral meshing of sliced data is an advancement in prosthetic stress analysis allowing rapid generation and iterative optimization of the mesh.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0030421036&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0030421036
SN - 1071-6947
VL - 33
SP - 355
EP - 356
JO - American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Bioengineering Division (Publication) BED
JF - American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Bioengineering Division (Publication) BED
ER -