Title: Sculptor™ and its Arbitrary Shape Deformation (morphing) Technology           

Speaker: Dr. Mark Landon, founder and CTO of Optimal Solutions Software

Date/Time: Monday, December 1, 2008, 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Location: CSRI Building, Room 90 (Sandia NM)

Brief Abstract: Automated CFD/FEA (CAE) engineering design has centered on shape optimization, which has been hindered by two problems: Inadequate shape parameterization algorithms and inadequate algorithms for CAE mesh modification.  Arbitrary Shape Deformation (ASD) solves these two problems.  First, by allowing the designer to freely create his own shape change parameters, therefore, eliminating the restriction of only being able to use the model’s CAD parameters. Second, that ASD performs a smooth accurate volumetric deformation. This eliminates the extremely costly process remeshing for every shape change. ASD is a method to control and manipulate the shape change of any type of geometry or computational mesh (including the flow field). To use ASD, one defines a set of control points around the entity to be deformed. The control points are then moved and the underlying functions deform the entity into a new shape. This gives the designer the ability to mold the entity as if he was a sculptor and the object was made of clay. ASD helps find those elusive, subtle shape changes that produce large gains in performance.  It is currently being used by many aerospace, automobile, and marine companies, as well as motor sports teams and government agencies, on internal and external flow problems, structural design, and fluid structure interaction.

The presentation includes a background on Sculptor and its ASD technology, several projects from our customers, and a live demonstration.

CSRI POC: Steve Owen (505) 284-6599