A Hybrid Material Point Method for Frictional Contact with Diverse Materials
Abstract
We present a new hybrid Lagrangian Material Point Method for simulating elastic objects like hair, rubber, and soft tissues that utilizes a Lagrangian mesh for internal force computation and an Eulerian mesh for self collision as well as coupling with external materials. While recent Material Point Method (MPM) techniques allow for natural simulation of hyperelastic materials represented with Lagrangian meshes, they utilize an updated Lagrangian discretization where the Eulerian grid degrees of freedom are used to take variations of the potential energy. This often coarsens the degrees of freedom of the Lagrangian mesh and can lead to artifacts. We develop a hybrid approach that retains Lagrangian degrees of freedom while still allowing for natural coupling with other materials simulated with traditional MPM, e.g. sand, snow, etc. Furthermore, while recent MPM advances allow for resolution of frictional contact with codimensional simulation of hyperelasticity, they do not generalize to the case of volumetric materials. We show that our hybrid approach resolves these issues. We demonstrate the efficacy of our technique with examples that involve elastic soft tissues coupled with kinematic skeletons, extreme deformation, and coupling with multiple elastoplastic materials. Our approach also naturally allows for two-way rigid body coupling.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jul 26, 2019
- Source ID
- 10.1145/3340258
Entities
People
- Chenfanfu Jiang
- Joseph Teran
- Qi Guo
- Stephanie Wang
- Theodore F. Gast
- Xuchen Han
Organizations
- National Science Foundation
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Department of Defense
- University of California, Los Angeles
- University of Pennsylvania