Patent ID: 6453275
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: G06F,G06T

Abstract:
A method of modeling at least one characteristic of a device, the method comprising:generating, in a computer, a n-dimensional mesh in a predetermined domain, wherein the mesh comprises nodes and nâˆ’1 planes connecting these nodes thereby dividing the domain in n-dimensional first elements wherein each element is defined by 2n nodes, and wherein the n-dimensional mesh models the at least one characteristic of the device; creating a first additional node inside at least one of said first elements by completely splitting said first element in exactly 2n nodes n-dimensional second elements in such a manner that said first additional node forms a corner node of each of said second elements which results in the replacement of said first element by said 2n n-dimensional second elements; creating a second additional node inside at least one of said second elements by completely splitting said first element in exactly 2n nodes n-dimensional third elements in such a manner that said second additional node forms a corner node of each of said third elements which results in the replacement of said first element by said 2n n-dimensional third elements; providing at least one equation for each node of the n-dimensional mesh; and solving together each of the provided equations.