The construction of (hierarchical) curl-conforming basis functions has been a hot topic in the last decades in the finite element community. Especially, functions applied to simplices have been quite popular after the...
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The construction of (hierarchical) curl-conforming basis functions has been a hot topic in the last decades in the finite element community. Especially, functions applied to simplices have been quite popular after the work by N & eacute;d & eacute;lec in 1980. Many mixed-order and full-order families have been provided in the last years, but sometimes, it is difficult to assess if they belong to the original space proposed by N & eacute;d & eacute;lec (especially when orthogonalization procedures are applied). Here, a tool to determine if a family of basis functions belongs to the N & eacute;d & eacute;lec space is provided. Since affine coordinates are the most frequent choice for simplices, particularities about its use with this kind of coordinates are detailed. A detailed survey of existing families is provided, and the practical application of the tool to a representative set of these families is discussed. The tool is also available for the community in a public repository.
A technique for the reduction of the CPU-time in the solution of complex electromagnetic problems using the characteristic basis function method is presented. This approach allows the analysis of electrically large ca...
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A technique for the reduction of the CPU-time in the solution of complex electromagnetic problems using the characteristic basis function method is presented. This approach allows the analysis of electrically large cases iteratively using the multilevel fast multipole method to account for the matrix-vector products. It defines a new procedure for the fast computation of the characteristic basis functions and the reduced matrix. Some representative test cases show that the approach provides accurate results for complex bodies with a noticeable efficiency improvement.
By using the method of space mapping, basis functions of biquadratic polynomial spline spaces over the hierarchical T-meshes without limitation for level difference can be constructed. In this paper, the basis functio...
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By using the method of space mapping, basis functions of biquadratic polynomial spline spaces over the hierarchical T-meshes without limitation for level difference can be constructed. In this paper, the basis functions defined over hierarchical T-meshes with high level differences are adopted for the application in the isogeometric analysis problems with rapidly changing local features. Without subdividing redundant cells to ensure the level difference of the adjacent cells, the refinement becomes more local, and fewer cells are subdivided for each refinement of the hierarchical T-mesh. Therefore, the dimension of the biquadratic polynomial spline space over the hierarchical T-mesh can be reduced, the superfluous control points or coefficients can be avoided, and the quantity of calculations can be decreased. Numerical examples show that these basis functions can work well on physical domains with different boundaries for the application in IGA.
The use of global displacement basis functions to solve boundary-value problems in linear elasticity is well established. No prior work uses a global stress tensor basis for such solutions. We present two such methods...
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The use of global displacement basis functions to solve boundary-value problems in linear elasticity is well established. No prior work uses a global stress tensor basis for such solutions. We present two such methods for solving stress problems in linear elasticity. In both methods, we split the sought stress sigma into two parts, where neither part is required to satisfy strain compatibility. The first part, sigma(p) , is any stress in equilibrium with the loading. The second part, sigma(h) is a self-equilibrated stress field on the unloaded body. In both methods, sigma(h) is expanded using tensor-valued global stress basis functions developed elsewhere. In the first method, the coefficients in the expansion are found by minimizing the strain energy based on the well-known complementary energy principle. For the second method, which is restricted to planar homogeneous isotropic bodies, we show that we merely need to minimize the squared L-2 norm of the trace of stress. For demonstration, we solve nine stress problems involving sharp corners, multiple-connectedness, non-zero net force and/or moment on an internal hole, body force, discontinuous surface traction, material inhomogeneity, and anisotropy. The first method presents a new application of a known principle. The second method presents a hitherto unreported principle, to the best of our knowledge.
Pivoting gait is an efficient way for robots to manipulate a heavy object. Although we can cope with the contact constraints of the pivoting gait by using the model predictive control (MPC), systems with complex dynam...
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Pivoting gait is an efficient way for robots to manipulate a heavy object. Although we can cope with the contact constraints of the pivoting gait by using the model predictive control (MPC), systems with complex dynamics, including the pivoting gait, usually require long horizons in the MPC and it leads to a heavy computational load. To overcome this problem, we introduce basis functions to parameterize the free variables in the MPC and formulate an optimization problem with new decision variables, which are coefficients of the basis functions. We especially introduce multiple basis functions and compare their performances in generating the robotic pivoting gait. As a result, the most effective reduction in the dimension of the free variables is achieved by using the Laguerre basis function and the computational efficiency of the MPC is greatly improved. The simulation and experiments show that the time cost of the generation of pivoting gaits by the proposed method is remarkably reduced and the generated pivoting gaits are feasible and robust where a dual-arm robot successfully manipulates a toy piano by the pivoting gait.
As is known, regression-analysis tools are widely used in machine-learning problems to establish the relationship between the observed variables and to store information in a compact manner. Most often, a regression f...
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As is known, regression-analysis tools are widely used in machine-learning problems to establish the relationship between the observed variables and to store information in a compact manner. Most often, a regression function is described by a linear combination of some given functions f(j)(X), j = 1, horizontal ellipsis , m, X is an element of D subset of R-s. If the observed data contain a random error, then the regression function reconstructed from the observations contains a random error and a systematic error depending on the selected functions f(j). This article indicates the possibility of an optimal, in the sense of a given functional metric, choice of f(j), if it is known that the true dependence obeys some functional equation. In some cases (a regular grid, s <= 2), close results can be obtained using a technique for random-process analysis. The numerical examples given in this work illustrate significantly broader opportunities for the assumed approach to regression problems.
A hybrid discretization scheme for solution of volume integral equation (VIE) by method of moments (MoM) for electromagnetic scattering from dielectric objects is proposed in this article. The Schaubert-Wilton-Glisson...
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A hybrid discretization scheme for solution of volume integral equation (VIE) by method of moments (MoM) for electromagnetic scattering from dielectric objects is proposed in this article. The Schaubert-Wilton-Glisson and edge (SWG-Edge) hybrid basis functions are used in this discretization scheme. According to the divergence-free condition of electric displacement vector, a kind of edge basis functions defined in elements including boundary faces which separate a dielectric object from the background is derived. As a result, we get a SWG-Edge hybrid basis set. Details for the calculation of the corresponding matrix elements for the edge basis and testing functions are presented. Numerical results show the validity and accuracy of the hybrid discretization scheme. Finally, the proposed method is used for efficient solution of VIE for inhomogeneous dielectric objects with multiboundary. It is shown that for multiboundary problems, the number of unknowns of the hybrid basis is only about 71% of the traditional SWG basis. This means that the memory for solution of VIE by the traditional SWG basis functions can be reduced by half. Therefore, the SWG-edge hybrid basis is much more efficient than the traditional SWG basis for solution of VIE with multiboundary problems.
We examine the utility of a new family of basis functions for use with the Complex Variable Boundary Element Method (CVBEM) and other mesh-free numerical methods for solving partial differential equations. The family ...
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We examine the utility of a new family of basis functions for use with the Complex Variable Boundary Element Method (CVBEM) and other mesh-free numerical methods for solving partial differential equations. The family of polygamma functions have found use in mathematics since as early as 1730 when James Stirling related the digamma function to the factorial function [1]. Now, we propose using the digamma function, as well as new variants of the digamma function, as basis functions for the CVBEM. This paper discusses technical aspects associated with using the digamma function as a CVBEM basis function. Then, we demonstrate the utility of the proposed basis function by applying it to a mixed boundary value problem of the Laplace type.
Spatial prediction is commonly achieved under the assumption of a Gaussian random field by obtaining maximum likelihood estimates of parameters, and then using the kriging equations to arrive at predicted values. For ...
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Spatial prediction is commonly achieved under the assumption of a Gaussian random field by obtaining maximum likelihood estimates of parameters, and then using the kriging equations to arrive at predicted values. For massive datasets, fixed rank kriging using the expectation-maximization algorithm for estimation has been proposed as an alternative to the usual but computationally prohibitive kriging method. The method reduces computation cost of estimation by redefining the spatial process as a linear combination of basis functions and spatial random effects. A disadvantage of this method is that it imposes constraints on the relationship between the observed locations and the knots. We develop an alternative method that utilizes the spatial mixed effects model, but allows for additional flexibility by estimating the range of the spatial dependence between the observations and the knots via an alternating expectation conditional maximization algorithm. Experiments show that our methodology improves estimation without sacrificing prediction accuracy while also minimizing the additional computational burden of extra parameter estimation. The methodology is applied to a temperature dataset archived by the United States National Climate Data Center, with improved results over previous methodology.
We consider arbitrary preexisting residual stress states in arbitrarily shaped, unloaded bodies. These stresses must be self-equilibrating and traction free. Common treatments of the topic tend to focus on either the ...
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We consider arbitrary preexisting residual stress states in arbitrarily shaped, unloaded bodies. These stresses must be self-equilibrating and traction free. Common treatments of the topic tend to focus on either the mechanical origins of the stress, or methods of stress measurement at certain locations. Here we take the stress field as given and consider the problem of approximating any such stress field, in a given body, as a linear combination of predetermined fields which can serve as a basis. We consider planar stress states in detail, and introduce an extremization problem that leads to a linear eigenvalue problem. Eigen-functions of that problem form an orthonormal basis for all possible residual stress states of sufficient smoothness. In numerical examples, convergence of the approximating stress fields is demonstrated in the L 2 norm for continuous stress fields as well as for a stress field with a simple discontinuity. Finally, we outline the extension of our theory to three dimensional bodies and states of stress. Our approach can be used to describe arbitrary preexisting residual stress states in arbitrarily shaped bodies using basis functions that are determined by the body geometry alone. (C) 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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