scholarly journals A digital patient for computer-aided prosthesis design

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 20120082 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giorgio Colombo ◽  
Giancarlo Facoetti ◽  
Caterina Rizzi
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Anthropometric Measures ◽  
Simulation Tools ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Lower Limb Prosthesis ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Set Up ◽  
General Architecture

This article concerns the design of lower limb prosthesis, both below and above knee. It describes a new computer-based design framework and a digital model of the patient around which the prosthesis is designed and tested in a completely virtual environment. The virtual model of the patient is the backbone of the whole system, and it is based on a biomechanical general-purpose model customized with the patient's characteristics (e.g. anthropometric measures). The software platform adopts computer-aided and knowledge-guided approaches with the goal of replacing the current development process, mainly hand made, with a virtual one. It provides the prosthetics with a set of tools to design, configure and test the prosthesis and comprehends two main environments: the prosthesis modelling laboratory and the virtual testing laboratory. The first permits the three-dimensional model of the prosthesis to be configured and generated, while the second allows the prosthetics to virtually set up the artificial leg and simulate the patient's postures and movements, validating its functionality and configuration. General architecture and modelling/simulation tools for the platform are described as well as main aspects and results of the experimentation.

The Radial Fretting Character Research of the Shaft-Hub of Compress Impeller Based on Virtual Orthogonal Experiment

2014 ◽  
Vol 668-669 ◽  
pp. 289-293
Author(s):  
Xue Long Lu ◽  
Jun Sheng Zhao ◽  
Xin Zhong Huang ◽  
Shuang Yong Wang
Keyword(s):  
Orthogonal Experiment ◽  
Orthogonal Design ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Optimization Method ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Interference Fit ◽  
Rotating Speed ◽  
Compressor Impeller ◽  
Set Up

A three-dimensional model of as haft-hub of compressor impeller was set up by Pro/E. Based on the ANSYS; the finite element model was established, using the analysis method of combining submodle and paramesh. The shaft-hub of compressor impeller was simulated by virtual orthogonal design optimization method. Based on the fact that there existed radial fretting in the shaft-hub interference fit joint, researching the influence significance order and law of interference, friction coefficient and rotating speed to the maximum unit frictional work , the average friction work and the optimized parameter were obtained. It turned out that the results of the numerical simulation and orthogonal experiment were accurate and reliable, with the friction and wear effectively reduced, certain guiding references to actual assembly process were got.

Shape Memory Alloys: Material Modeling and Device Finite Element Simulations

2008 ◽  
Vol 583 ◽  
pp. 257-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ferdinando Auricchio ◽  
Alessandro Reali
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Shape Memory Alloys ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Biomedical Engineering ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Material Modeling ◽  
Dimensional Model ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Simulation Tools ◽  
Numerical Studies

The use of shape memory alloys (SMA) in an increasing number of applications in many ¯elds of engineering, such as biomedical engineering, is leading to a growing interest toward an exhaustive modeling of their macroscopic behavior in order to construct reliable simulation tools for SMA devices. In this paper we review a robust three-dimensional model able to reproduce both pseudo-elastic and shape-memory behaviors and we report numerical studies where it is used for the simulation of SMA-based biomedical devices.

scholarly journals Streaming patterns in Faraday waves

2017 ◽  
Vol 819 ◽  
pp. 285-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas Périnet ◽  
Pablo Gutiérrez ◽  
Héctor Urra ◽  
Nicolás Mujica ◽  
Leonardo Gordillo
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Faraday Waves ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Inviscid Fluids ◽  
Streaming Velocity ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Viscous Boundary ◽  
Streaming Flows

Wave patterns in the Faraday instability have been studied for decades. Besides the rich wave dynamics observed at the interface, Faraday waves hide elusive flow patterns in the bulk – streaming patterns – which have not been studied experimentally. The streaming patterns are responsible for a net circulation in the flow, which is reminiscent of the circulation in convection cells. In this article, we analyse these streaming flows by conducting experiments in a Faraday-wave set-up using particle image velocimetry. To visualise the flows, we perform stroboscopic measurements to both generate trajectory maps and probe the streaming velocity field. We identify three types of patterns and experimentally show that identical Faraday waves can mask streaming patterns that are qualitatively very different. Next, we consider a three-dimensional model for streaming flows in quasi-inviscid fluids, whose key is the complex coupling occurring at all of the viscous boundary layers. This coupling yields modified boundary conditions in a three-dimensional Navier–Stokes formulation of the streaming flow. Numerical simulations based on this framework show reasonably good agreement, both qualitative and quantitative, with the velocity fields of our experiments. The model highlights the relevance of three-dimensional effects in the streaming patterns. Our simulations also reveal that the variety of streaming patterns is deeply linked to the boundary condition at the top interface, which may be strongly affected by the presence of contaminants.

scholarly journals Experimental comparison of a macroscopic draping simulation for dry non-crimp fabric preforming on a complex geometry by means of optical measurement

2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (16) ◽  
pp. 2363-2375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annegret Mallach ◽  
Frank Härtel ◽  
Frieder Heieck ◽  
Jan-Philipp Fuhr ◽  
Peter Middendorf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Measurement System ◽  
Complex Geometry ◽  
Optical Measurement ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Detailed Comparison ◽  
Experimental Comparison ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Blank Holder ◽  
Optical Measurement System ◽  
Set Up

Scope of the presented work is a detailed comparison of a macroscopic draping model with real fibre architecture on a complex non-crimp-fabric preform using a new robot-based optical measurement system. By means of a preliminary analytical process design approach, a preforming test centre is set up to manufacture dry non-crimp-fabric preforms. A variable blank holder setup is used to investigate the effect of different process parameters on the fibre architecture. The real fibre architecture of those preforms is captured by the optical measurement system, which generates a three-dimensional model containing information about the fibre orientation along the entire surface of the preform. The measured and calculated fiber orientations are then compared with the simulation results in a three-dimensional overlay file. The results show that the analytical approach is able to predict local hot spots with high shear angles on the preform. Macroscopic simulations show a higher sensitivity towards changes in blank holder pressure than reality and limit the approach to precisely predict fibre architecture parameters on complex geometries.

Modal Analysis of Two Wheels Scooter Based on Solidworks

2014 ◽  
Vol 960-961 ◽  
pp. 1420-1423
Author(s):  
Zhi Dong Huang ◽  
Guo Fei Li ◽  
Juan Cong ◽  
Yun Wang ◽  
Wei Na Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Modal Analysis ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Dimensional Model ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Dynamic Design ◽  
Driving System ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Finite Element Model

Based on Solidworks software, the three-dimensional model of two wheels scooter is set up. The finite element model of two wheels scooter is generated. Modal analysis of driving system and telescopic mechanism of bar on two wheels scooter is investigated. The first five orders natural frequency and major modes of driving system and telescopic mechanism of bar are clarified. The method and the result can be used as a reference of dynamic design and lay foundation for calculation and analysis of dynamic response for the two wheels scooter.

Developing of a Simscape Multibody Contact Library for Gothic Arc Ball Screws: A Three-Dimensional Model for Internal Sphere/Grooves Interactions

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Carlo Bertolino ◽  
Giovanni Jacazio ◽  
Stefano Mauro ◽  
Massimo Sorli
Keyword(s):  
Complex Geometry ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Ball Screw ◽  
Mechanical Modeling ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Simulation Tools ◽  
First Case ◽  
Multibody Contact ◽  
Helical Grooves

Abstract The Simscape Multibody software is a set of libraries and mechanical modeling and simulation tools for use with Simulink®. For what concerns the contact library, currently it contains only the models to describe impacts between simple geometries, such as spheres, cylinders and planes. When this environment is intended to be used to simulate the 3D dynamics of a system with a complex geometry, such as a ball screw, the built-in blocks are not sufficient. This paper presents a new contact library, containing blocks specifically designed to handle the contacts between a sphere and the two gothic arc helical grooves of a ball screw, as well as the interaction between adjacent spheres. The developed blocks are exploited to create a first case study dynamic model of a single nut not preloaded ball screw in presence of internal backlash. The results highlight the superiority of this multibody approach with respect to the quasi-static or lumped parameters models in terms of extracted information and understanding of the internal mechanics.

Computer Aided Protein Design: Three Dimensional Model Building of the Saruplase Structure

1991 ◽  
pp. 159-166
Author(s):  
W. Straßburger ◽  
W. Winter ◽  
G. J. Steffens ◽  
W. A. Günzler ◽  
L. Flohé
Keyword(s):  
Protein Design ◽  
Model Building ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Dimensional Model ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Computer Aided

Core Math Tools

2013 ◽  
pp. 489-509
Author(s):  
Christian Hirsch ◽  
Brin Keller ◽  
Nicole Fonger ◽  
Alden Edson
Keyword(s):  
Full Range ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Dynamic Geometry ◽  
Mathematical Practice ◽  
Software Tools ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
National Council ◽  
High School Mathematics ◽  
Simulation Tools ◽  
Tool Set

Core Math Tools is an open-source suite of Java-based software tools that include general purpose tools—a spreadsheet, a computer algebra system, interactive (dynamic) geometry, data analysis, and simulation tools—together with topic-focused Custom Apps and Advanced Apps for triangle congruence and similarity, data modeling, linear programming, three-dimensional visualization, and more. Core Math Tools provides a unique linked tool set that supports the full range of contemporary high school mathematics. This design promotes the important mathematical practice of selecting and strategically using software tools. Accompanying the software is a Website at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) providing content designed to help school districts meet the new Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM). This chapter describes and illustrates use of the software in implementing rich tasks aligned with the CCSSM.

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