Front Matter; Introduction; Transformations and Projections; Differential Geometry of Curves; Design of Curves; Splines; Differential Geometry of Surfaces; Design of Surfaces; Solid Modeling; Computations for Geometric Design; Geometric Modeling Using Point Clouds; Finite Element Method; Optimization; Back Matter
Summary
Amalgamates geometric modelling, analysis and optimization, the three important aspects in Computer Aided Engineering Design. This book provides an introductory treatment on linear elastic finite element analysis using basic elements and optimization methods, ranging from root finding single variable to constrained multi-variable approaches
