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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 22, 1995
Ko Yoneda, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method for obtaining a solution for a structure to be analyzed is disclosed. The method operates by dividing the structure into two or more substructures, and preparing at least two different calculation techniques for calculating a solution for each of the substructures from boundary conditions. One of the calculation techniques is selected separately for each of the substructures according to characteristics of analysis conditions corresponding to each of the substructures. A solution is separately calculated for each of the substructures according to boundary conditions by using the selected calculation technique, until the solutions for all of the substructures fall within respective ranges that are predetermined in accordance with each of the substructures. The set of solutions for the substructures is then used as the solution for the structure. A corresponding system and computer program are also disclosed.