A meshfree computational method is proposed in this paper to solve Kirchhoff plate problems of various geometries. The deflection of the thin plate is approximated by using a Hermite-type radial basis function approximation technique. The standard Galerkin method is adopted to discretize the governing partial differential equations which were derived from using the Kirchhoff’s plate theory. The...

This paper presents a new approach for Radial Basis Function (RBF) interpolation on a sphere. Standard approaches use the Euclidian metrics for the distance calculation of two points. However, for interpolation on a sphere, more naturally is computation of the distance as the shortest distance over the surface on a sphere, i.e. spherical distance of two points is more natural for interpolation ...

We consider interpolation on a nite uniform grid by means of one of the radial basis functions (RBF) (r) = r

This paper analyses the application of Radial Basis Function (RBF) networks in grade interpolation. These networks are a very unique member of the family of Artificial Neural Networks. RBF networks have such theoretical properties that establish them as a potential alternative to existing grade interpolation techniques. Their suitability to the problem of grade interpolation will be demonstrate...