Soft tissue characterization and modeling based on living tissues has been investigated in order to provide a more realistic behavior in a virtual reality based surgical simulation. In this paper, we characterize the nonlinear viscoelastic properties of intra-abdominal organs using the data from in vivo animal experiments and inverse FE parameter estimation algorithm. In the assumptions of quas...

This study aims to investigate the penetration of a projectile into a surrogate human tissue numerically, using Finite Element (FE) simulation. 20% Balistic Gelatin material (BG) is simulated with an elasto-plastic hydrodynamic constitutive law, and then impacted by steel spheres at different velocities. The results from the FE simulations are compared with existing experimental data and other ...

In a closed die forging process, it is impossible to form complex shapes in one stage, and thus it becomes necessary to use preform dies. In the present study, Backward Deformation Method and FE simulation via ABAQUS software has been used in order to design preform die of the H-shaped parts. In the Backward Deformation Method, the final shape of the part is considered as a starting point and u...

We present a comparison of experimental and simulated frequency- and field-domain electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra of integer and half-integer high-spin transition-metal ion complexes. For the simulation of EPR spectra a new tool within the EPR simulation software EasySpin is introduced, which allows for field- and frequency-domain EPR simulations with the same theoretical model an...

Identification of physical parameters for soft objects is important for surgical simulation, human modeling, and food engineering. In this paper, we propose an approach to estimate the physical parameters of uniform rheological deformation based on 2D/3D finite element (FE) model simulation. At first, the FE dynamic model was described and simulations were done with initial parameters. Then, th...

Based on CT medical images of ten volunteers, the 3D FE model of the upper airway was reconstructed by using the method of surface rendering. It is comparatively true that the established model reflects the actual anatomical configuration, and the airflow of the whole cavity is simulated numerically and analyzed by the FE method. From the results of the numerical simulation, the airflow distrib...

Simulation of soft tissue deformation is a critical part of surgical simulation. An important method for this is finite element (FE) analysis. Models for FE analysis are typically derived by extraction of triangular surface meshes from CT or MRI image data. These meshes must fulfill requirements of accuracy, smoothness, compactness, and triangle quality. In this paper we propose new techniques ...

Thermally induced displacements due to thermal expansions continue to present one of the main problem areas in the machine tool sector. To compensate displacements simplified thermal FE simulation models are developed, with which compensating calculations will be carried out online in the NC control computer in future (software in the loop). To increase the accuracy experimental tests are condu...

There are many kinds of deformable objects in our living life. Some of them demonstrate rheological behaviors during deformation, such as food, clay, human tissues, and organs. Usually, finite element (FE) model was employed to restructure or simulate the deformation behavior of such objects. However, there are important physical parameters to be known before simulation. In this paper, we prese...

This paper deals with the plane strain 2D Finite Element (FE) modeling of segmented, as well as continuous chip formation while machining AISI 4340 with a negative rake carbide tool. The main objective is to simulate both the continuous and segmented chips from the same FE model based on FE code ABAQUS/Explicit. Both the adiabatic and coupled temperature displacement analysis have been performe...