On the method of finite spheres in applications: Towards the use with ADINA and in a surgical simulator

Computational Mechanics

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2 SPEC., 2003, Pages 27-37

  De, S ^a   Hong, J W ^b   Bathe, K J ^b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

ADINA; Meshfree method; Method of finite spheres; Surgical simulation

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; SENSORY PERCEPTION; SPHERES; VIRTUAL REALITY;

COMPUTATIONAL DOMAINS; FINITE SPHERES; MESHFREE NUMERICAL TECHNIQUE; MULTISENSORY INTERACTIONS; SURGICAL SIMULATOR;

MECHANICS;

EID: 0037818801     PISSN: 01787675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00466-002-0390-3     Document Type: Article

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