Patent Document ID: 8000943
Application ID: 12024464
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for predicting a behavior associated with a manufactured or engineered component or manufacturing process, said method comprising steps of: defining a physical system describing said behavior, said physical system being comprised of at least two dimensions, with one of said dimensions provided in the direction of time and the remaining of said dimensions being in the directions of space; and defining a mathematical model of said physical system, said mathematical model representing said dimensions in space time; defining a subset of space-time in which a solution of said mathematical model is to be obtained, said solution of said mathematical model being used to predict said behavior associated with said manufactured or engineered component, said subset of space-time representing the direction of time as an additional dimension orthogonal to the said remaining dimensions in the directions of space; and using a computer to obtain a solution of said mathematical model in said subset of space-time by providing for variations of resolution in said subset of space-time, wherein said variations of resolution are provided without restriction with respect to said directions of space and time; and said computer storing or outputting data representing said solution, wherein said data is adapted for predicting said behavior associated with said manufactured or engineered component or manufacturing process.