TY - GEN A1 - Erdmann, Bodo A1 - Lang, Jens A1 - Seebass, Martin T1 - Adaptive Solutions of Nonlinear Parabolic Equations with Application to Hyperthermia Treatments N2 - We present a self-adaptive finite element method to solve nonlinear evolution problems in 3D. An implicit time integrator of Rosenbrock type is coupled with a multilevel approach in space. The proposed method is applied to hyperthermia treatments to demonstrate its potential for the solving of complicated problems. T3 - ZIB-Report - SC-97-44 Y1 - 1997 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:0297-zib-3130 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kober, Cornelia A1 - Erdmann, Bodo A1 - Lang, Jens A1 - Sader, Robert A1 - Zeilhofer, Hans-Florian T1 - Adaptive Finite Element Simulation of the Human Mandible Using a New Physiological Model of the Masticatory Muscles N2 - Structural mechanics simulation of bony organs is of general medical and biomechanical interest, because of the interdependence of the inner architecture of bone and its functional loading already stated by Wolff in 1892. This work is part of a detailed research project concerning the human mandible. By adaptive finite element techniques, stress/strain profiles occurring in the bony structure under biting were simulated. Estimates of the discretization errors, local grid refinement, and multilevel techniques guarantee the reliability and efficiency of the method. In general, our simulation requires a representation of the organ's geometry, an appropriate material description, and the load case due to teeth, muscle, or joint forces. In this paper, we want to focus on the influence of the masticatory system. Our goal is to capture the physiological situation as far as possible. By means of visualization techniques developed by the group, we are able to extract individual muscle fibres from computed tomography data. By a special algorithm, the fibres are expanded to fanlike (esp. for the musc. temporalis) coherent vector fields similar to the anatomical reality. The activity of the fibres can be adapted according to compartmentalisation of the muscles as measured by electromyological experiments. A refined sensitivity analysis proved remarkable impact of the presented approach on the simulation results. T3 - ZIB-Report - 04-16 KW - adaptive finite elements KW - error estimation KW - local grid refinement KW - isotropic linear elasticity KW - human mandible KW - masticatory muscles Y1 - 2004 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:0297-zib-7917 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Colli Franzone, Piero A1 - Deuflhard, Peter A1 - Erdmann, Bodo A1 - Lang, Jens A1 - Pavarino, Luca Franco T1 - Adaptivity in Space and Time for Reaction-Diffusion Systems in Electrocardiology JF - SIAM J. Sc. Comp. Y1 - 2006 VL - 28 SP - 942 EP - 962 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Deuflhard, Peter A1 - Lang, Jens A1 - Nowak, Ulrich ED - Neunzert, H. T1 - Recent Progress in Dynamical Process Simulation T2 - Progress in Industrial Mathematics, Proc. 8th Conference of the European Consortium for Mathematics in Industry (ECMI 94) Y1 - 1996 SP - 122 EP - 137 PB - Wiley & Teubner ER - TY - GEN A1 - Erdmann, Bodo A1 - Kober, Cornelia A1 - Lang, Jens A1 - Sader, Robert A1 - Zeilhofer, Hans-Florian A1 - Deuflhard, Peter T1 - Efficient and Reliable Finite Element Methods for Simulation of the Human Mandible N2 - By computed tomography data (CT), the individual geometry of the mandible is quite well reproduced, also the separation between cortical and trabecular bone. Using anatomical knowledge about the architecture and the functional potential of the masticatory muscles, realistic situations were approximated. The solution of the underlying partial differential equations describing linear elastic material behaviour is provided by an adaptive finite element method. Estimations of the discretization error, local grid refinement, and multilevel techniques guarantee the reliability and efficiency of the method. T3 - ZIB-Report - 01-14 KW - mandible KW - sensitivity analysis KW - finite element method KW - adaptive grid refinement Y1 - 2001 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:0297-zib-6403 ER -