Modelling rod-like flexible biological tissues for medical training

Authors: Chang, J., Pan, J. and Zhang, J.J.

Volume: 5903 LNCS

Pages: 51-61

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-10470-1_5

Abstract:

This paper outlines a framework for the modelling of slender rod-like biological tissue structures in both global and local scales. Volumetric discretization of a rod-like structure is expensive in computation and therefore is not ideal for applications where real-time performance is essential. In our approach, the Cosserat rod model is introduced to capture the global shape changes, which models the structure as a one-dimensional entity, while the local deformation is handled separately. In this way a good balance in accuracy and efficiency is achieved. These advantages make our method appropriate for the modelling of soft tissues for medical training applications. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/13092/

Source: Scopus