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1100  $c2020
1500  eng
2050  urn:nbn:de:gbv:8:3-2024-00340-7
2051  10.3390/insects11080546
2051  10.3390/insects11080546
3000  Eshghi, Shahab
3010  Darvizeh, Abolfazl
3010  Gorb, Stanislav N.
3010  Nooraeefar, Vahid
3010  Rajabi, Hamed
4000  WingMesh: A Matlab-Based Application for Finite Element Modeling of Insect Wings$hMDPI AG  [Eshghi, Shahab]
4030  $nMDPI AG
4209  The finite element (FE) method is one of the most widely used numerical techniques for the simulation of the mechanical behavior of engineering and biological objects. Although very efficient, the use of the FE method relies on the development of accurate models of the objects under consideration. The development of detailed FE models of often complex-shaped objects, however, can be a time-consuming and error-prone procedure in practice. Hence, many researchers aim to reach a compromise between the simplicity and accuracy of their developed models. In this study, we adapted Distmesh2D, a popular meshing tool, to develop a powerful application for the modeling of geometrically complex objects, such as insect wings. The use of the burning algorithm (BA) in digital image processing (DIP) enabled our method to automatically detect an arbitrary domain and its subdomains in a given image. This algorithm, in combination with the mesh generator Distmesh2D, was used to develop detailed FE models of both planar and out-of-plane (i.e., three-dimensionally corrugated) domains containing discontinuities and consisting of numerous subdomains. To easily implement the method, we developed an application using the Matlab App Designer. This application, called WingMesh, was particularly designed and applied for rapid numerical modeling of complicated insect wings but is also applicable for modeling purposes in the earth, engineering, mathematical, and physical sciences.
4950  https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11080546$xR$3Volltext$534
4950  https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11080546$xR$3Volltext$534
4950  https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:gbv:8:3-2024-00340-7$xR$3Volltext$534
4961  https://macau.uni-kiel.de/receive/macau_mods_00004622
5051  004
5550  Biological Structures
5550  Computer Vision
5550  Digital Image Perocessing
5550  Mesh Generation
5550  Simulation