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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2007
Applicants:
Bernhard Sendhoff, Bruchkobel, DE;
Markus Olhofer, Seligenstadt, DE;
Stefan Menzel, Dreieich-Sprendlingen, DE;
Inventors:
Bernhard Sendhoff, Bruchkobel, DE;
Markus Olhofer, Seligenstadt, DE;
Stefan Menzel, Dreieich-Sprendlingen, DE;
Assignee:
Honda Research Institute Europe GmbH, Offenbach/Main, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for modifying an object design using a computer comprises the steps of: selecting a first sub-design of the object design comprising a first free form deformation geometry and a first free deformation control volume that is variable and adaptive; choosing a second sub-design comprising a second free form deformation geometry; and replacing the first geometry with the second geometry.