Patent Document ID: 20020042663
Application ID: 09865603
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A method for manufacturing an object having a potential &lcub;x&rcub; which is generated in response to a field &lcub;f&rcub; applied thereto, the method comprising the steps of: designing a geometric model of said object; generating a computerized mathematical model of said object by discretizing said geometric model of said object into a plurality of finite elements and defining nodes at boundaries of said elements, wherein values of the field &lcub;f&rcub; and potential &lcub;x&rcub; are specified at said nodes; calculating a material property matrix &lsqb;k&rsqb; based on the relationship &lcub;f&rcub;&equals;&lsqb;k&rsqb;&lcub;x&rcub;; extracting material property coefficients from said material property matrix &lsqb;k&rsqb; for each finite element in said computerized mathematical model; comparing the extracted material property coefficients to material property coefficients for known materials to match the extracted material property coefficients to the material property coefficients for known materials; determining manufacturing parameters corresponding to the matched material property coefficients; and manufacturing the object in accordance with the determined manufacturing parameters.