Computational Design of Rubber Balloons

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dc.contributor.authorSkouras, Mélinaen_US
dc.contributor.authorThomaszewski, Bernharden_US
dc.contributor.authorBickel, Bernden_US
dc.contributor.authorGross, Markusen_US
dc.contributor.editorP. Cignoni and T. Ertlen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-28T06:58:12Z
dc.date.available2015-02-28T06:58:12Z
dc.date.issued2012en_US
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents an automatic process for fabrication-oriented design of custom-shaped rubber balloons. We cast computational balloon design as an inverse problem: given a target shape, we compute an optimal balloon that, when inflated, approximates the target as closely as possible. To solve this problem numerically, we propose a novel physics-driven shape optimization method, which combines physical simulation of inflatable elastic membranes with a dedicated constrained optimization algorithm. We validate our approach by fabricating balloons designed with our method and comparing their inflated shapes to the results predicted by simulation. An extensive set of manufactured sample balloons demonstrates the shape diversity that can be achieved by our method.en_US
dc.description.seriesinformationComputer Graphics Forumen_US
dc.description.volume31
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1467-8659.2012.03064.x
dc.identifier.issn1467-8659en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8659.2012.03064.xen_US
dc.publisherThe Eurographics Association and John Wiley and Sons Ltd.en_US
dc.titleComputational Design of Rubber Balloonsen_US
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