2-D Bone Structure Prediction of Proximal Femur and Dominant Joint Load Estimation using Level Set Method and Bone RemodelingTheories, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Farahmand, Farzam (Supervisor) ; Movahhedy, Mohammad Reza (Supervisor) ; Rouhi, Gholamreza (Co-Advisor)
Abstract
Bones adapt their form and structure to make an efficient use of their mass against the applied mechanical loads. So, it is not surprising to assume that the geometry and density distribution of a bone contains information about its loading history. The objective of this work was to develop a framework to simulate the bone remodeling procedure as a topology optimization process and then use this framework to develop a simple technique for estimating the dominant joint loads based on the bone’s density distribution.
At first, the remodeling equation was derived from the structural optimization task of minimizing the strain energy in each time step, using the level set method. Employment... Cataloging brief2-D Bone Structure Prediction of Proximal Femur and Dominant Joint Load Estimation using Level Set Method and Bone RemodelingTheories, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Farahmand, Farzam (Supervisor) ; Movahhedy, Mohammad Reza (Supervisor) ; Rouhi, Gholamreza (Co-Advisor)
Abstract
Bones adapt their form and structure to make an efficient use of their mass against the applied mechanical loads. So, it is not surprising to assume that the geometry and density distribution of a bone contains information about its loading history. The objective of this work was to develop a framework to simulate the bone remodeling procedure as a topology optimization process and then use this framework to develop a simple technique for estimating the dominant joint loads based on the bone’s density distribution.
At first, the remodeling equation was derived from the structural optimization task of minimizing the strain energy in each time step, using the level set method. Employment... Find in contentBookmark |
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