Invertible finite elements for robust simulation of large deformation

G Irving, J Teran, R Fedkiw - Proceedings of the 2004 ACM SIGGRAPH …, 2004 - dl.acm.org
Proceedings of the 2004 ACM SIGGRAPH/Eurographics symposium on Computer …, 2004dl.acm.org
We present an algorithm for the finite element simulation of elastoplastic solids which is
capable of robustly and efficiently handling arbitrarily large deformation. In fact, our model
remains valid even when large parts of the mesh are inverted. The algorithm is
straightforward to implement and can be used with any material constitutive model, and for
both volumetric solids and thin shells such as cloth. We also provide a mechanism for
controlling plastic deformation, which allows a deformable object to be guided towards a …
We present an algorithm for the finite element simulation of elastoplastic solids which is capable of robustly and efficiently handling arbitrarily large deformation. In fact, our model remains valid even when large parts of the mesh are inverted. The algorithm is straightforward to implement and can be used with any material constitutive model, and for both volumetric solids and thin shells such as cloth. We also provide a mechanism for controlling plastic deformation, which allows a deformable object to be guided towards a desired final shape without sacrificing realistic behavior. Finally, we present an improved method for rigid body collision handling in the context of mixed explicit/implicit time-stepping.
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