Mass spring models are frequently used to simulate deformable objects because of their
conceptual simplicity and computational speed. Unfortunately, the model parameters are not …

Cable networks are widely used in space deployable devices and other fields for their large
spans, lightweight, and small storage volumes. Among them, the deployable cable network …

Major advances in the area of virtual reality have paved the way to an important application
called surgical simulators. These are safe methods to carry out surgical planning and …

During respiration, the expansion and contraction of the chest and abdomen are coupled
with each other, presenting a complex torso movement pattern. A finite element (FE) model …

Recent research in virtual reality indicates that computer-based simulators are an effective
technology to use for surgeons learning to improve their surgical skills in a controlled …

The Gaussian mixture modeling (GMM) techniques are increasingly being used for both
speaker identification and verification. Most of these models assume diagonal covariance …

We propose a novel framework to reconstruct the left ventricle (LV)'s 3D surface from sparse
tagged-MRI (tMRI). First we acquire an initial surface mesh from a dense tMRI. Then …

In this paper, we present a novel approach for real-time simulation of deformable soft tissue.
When using Mass-Spring or Finite Element Method to simulate the global deformation of soft …

Real-time simulation for global deformation of soft tissue, using Mass-Spring or traditional
finite element method (FEM), is difficult because of the following reasons:(1) The linear …

Purpose In this paper, we present strategies for active vibration suppression and defect
detection in a one-dimensional network of an arbitrary number of coupled spring–mass units …