Statistical Appearance Models for Fast and Automated Estimation of Proximal Femur Fracture Risk Using Finite Element Models

Use of DXA-measured aBMD is the common method to predict osteoporotic hip fractures in clinical settings. However, taking only the changes in aBMD into consideration is not enough to explain the whole variety of low energy fractures. It is deemed essential to develop alternative methods that also reflect the influence of other parameters (e.g....

Finite Element Analysis of a Kite for Power Generation

The kite is modelled with the non-linear finite element method to stay close to its physical properties and represent its full non-linear flexible behaviour. The inflatable beams in the leading edge and struts are modelled with regular beam elements that represent the behaviour to reduce the amount of degrees of freedom drastically. The canopy...