Theses and Dissertations
Issuing Body
Mississippi State University
Advisor
Thompson, David
Committee Member
Soni, Bharat
Committee Member
Luke, Edward
Date of Degree
12-13-2002
Document Type
Graduate Thesis - Open Access
Major
Computational Engineering (Program)
Degree Name
Master of Science
College
College of Engineering
Department
Computational Engineering Program
Abstract
Surface mesh generation is a critical component of the mesh generation process. The objective of the described effort was to determine if a combination of constrained Delaunay triangulation (for triangles), advancing front method (for quadrilaterals), curvature-based refinement, smoothing, and reconnection is a viable approach for discretizing a NURBS patch holding the boundary nodes fixed. The approach is significant when coupled with recently developed geometry specification that explicitly identifies common edges. This thesis describes the various techniques used to achieve the above objectives. Application of this approach to several representative geometries demonstrates that it is an effective alternative to traditional approaches.
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/11668/19691
Recommended Citation
Sinha, Bhaskar, "Surface Mesh Generation using Curvature-Based Refinement" (2002). Theses and Dissertations. 4159.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/4159
Comments
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