Grosland Nicole M, Shivanna Kiran H, Magnotta Vincent A, Kallemeyn Nicole A, DeVries Nicole A, Tadepalli Srinivas C, Lisle Curtis
Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States.
Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2009 Apr;94(1):96-107. doi: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2008.12.003. Epub 2009 Jan 20.
Finite element (FE) analysis is a valuable tool in musculoskeletal research. The demands associated with mesh development, however, often prove daunting. In an effort to facilitate anatomic FE model development we have developed an open-source software toolkit (IA-FEMesh). IA-FEMesh employs a multiblock meshing scheme aimed at hexahedral mesh generation. An emphasis has been placed on making the tools interactive, in an effort to create a user friendly environment. The goal is to provide an efficient and reliable method for model development, visualization, and mesh quality evaluation. While these tools have been developed, initially, in the context of skeletal structures they can be applied to countless applications.
有限元(FE)分析是肌肉骨骼研究中的一种重要工具。然而,与网格开发相关的要求往往令人望而生畏。为了促进解剖有限元模型的开发,我们开发了一个开源软件工具包(IA-FEMesh)。IA-FEMesh采用了一种旨在生成六面体网格的多块网格划分方案。重点是使这些工具具有交互性,以营造一个用户友好的环境。目标是提供一种高效且可靠的模型开发、可视化和网格质量评估方法。虽然这些工具最初是在骨骼结构的背景下开发的,但它们可应用于无数的应用场景。