Fast Radial Basis Functions for Engineering Applications

• Main Author: Biancolini, Marco Evangelos (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2017.
• Subjects: Computer mathematics.; Algorithms.; Mechanics.; Mechanics, Applied.; Computational Science and Engineering.; Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity.; Solid Mechanics.

This book presents the first "How To" guide to the use of radial basis functions (RBF). It provides a clear vision of their potential, an overview of ready-for-use computational tools and precise guidelines to implement new engineering applications of RBF. Radial basis functions (RBF) are...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Fast RBF for Engineering Applications
• Radial Basis Functions
• RBF Tools
• Can I Benefit of RBF? Guidelines
• Examples
• A CFD Shape Optimization Approach Based on Mesh Morphing and RBF Response Surface Method
• Radial Basis Functions for the Interpolation of Hemodynamics Flow Pattern: A Quantitative Analysis
• Radial Basis Functions for the Image Analysis of Deformations
• A New Workflow for Patient Specific Image-based Hemodynamics: Parametric Study of the Carotid Bifurcation
• Conclusions.