Manipulation of deformable objects has given rise to an important set of open problems in
the field of robotics. Application areas include robotic surgery, household robotics …

The finite element method (FEM) has deservedly gained the reputation of the most powerful,
highly efficient, and versatile numerical method in the field of structural analysis. Though …

Physically based deformable models have been widely embraced by the Computer
Graphics community. Many problems outlined in a previous survey by Gibson and Mirtich …

We present an algorithm for the finite element simulation of elastoplastic solids which is
capable of robustly and efficiently handling arbitrarily large deformation. In fact, our model …

A commutative replicated data type (CRDT) is one where all concurrent operations
commute. The replicas of a CRDT converge automatically, without complex concurrency …

Recent Particle System models have evolved toward accurate representation of elastic
stiffness based on continuum mechanics, converging to formulations that make them quite …

Motivated by Lagrangian simulation of elastic deformation, we propose a new tetrahedral
mesh generation algorithm that produces both high quality elements and a mesh that is well …

We propose a numerical method for modeling highly deformable nonlinear incompressible
solids that conserves the volume locally near each node in a finite element mesh. Our …

Maxillofacial surgery treats abnormalities of the skeleton of the head. Skull remodelling
implies osteotomies, bone fragment repositioning, restoration of bone defects, inserting …

In this paper, we first describe the construction of a finite element model of the human spine
that may be used to assist the investigation of clinical problems by predicting its …