Frederic Noel

MESHING
RESEARCH
CORNER

Maza, S., F. Noel and J.C. Leon

"Generation of quadrilateral meshes on free-form surfaces", Computers and Structures, Pergammon, Vol 71, pp.505-524, 1999
keywords:


surface meshing	quadrilateral
cleanup	topological optimization
indirect	advancing front
frontal method

Abstract

"A New Approach to Free-form Surface Mesh Control in a CAD Environment", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Wiley, Vol 38, Num 18, pp.3121-3142, September 1995
keywords:


CAD	refinement
smoothing	surface meshing

"A Data Structure Dedicated to an Integrated Free-form Surface Environment", Computers and Structures, Pergammon, Vol 57, Num 2, pp.345-355, 1995
keywords:


adaptivity	CAD
data structures	geometric modeling
NURBS	refinement
surface mesh

Abstract

"Adaptation of CAD Surface Meshes to a Map of Sizes through the IGATOMM Concept", 2nd Symposium on Trends in Unstructured Mesh Generation, University of Colorado, Boulder, August 1999
keywords:


patch independent	surface meshing
size control	CAD
IGATOMM

Abstract

"Adaptation of CAD surface meshes to a map of sizes through the IGATOMM concept", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, John Wiley, Vol 49, Num 1, pp.313-327, September 10-20 2000
keywords:


free-form surfaces	surface meshing
patch decomposition	trimmed patches
patch-independent mesh	topological operator
geometrical operator	geometry management
sizing function	map of sizes

Abstract