Conference paper
An Epithelium-Inspired Deformation Modeling Framework for 4D Sheets
Advances in Visual Computing, v 15046, pp 111-124
2025
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Abstract
4D materials are a new type of entity that change their shape and properties in response to external stimuli. With 4D object modeling, the desired object is initially defined in a flat or simple configuration and then local deformations transform the initial shape into the target 3D shape. A significant challenge when producing 4D materials is the determination of the deformations that will lead to the emergence of a specific shape. In order to address the challenge of designing deformations for 4D materials, we turn to developmental biology for inspiration, specifically cell shape change during morphogenesis in an epithelium. We present a generalized modeling framework that can produce complex curved surfaces via a directed deformation process, based on local geometric properties and similar to an epithelium in vivo. We demonstrate that this approach is capable of defining local deformations that mutate an initially flat grid of cells into a curved target 3D surface.
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- Title
- An Epithelium-Inspired Deformation Modeling Framework for 4D Sheets
- Creators
- Joel PepperDavid E. Breen
- Contributors
- George Bebis (Editor)Vishal Patel (Editor)Jinwei Gu (Editor)Julian Panetta (Editor)Yotam Gingold (Editor)Kyle Johnsen (Editor)Mohammed Safayet Arefin (Editor)Soumya Dutta (Editor)Ayan Biswas (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Advances in Visual Computing, v 15046, pp 111-124
- Series
- Lecture Notes in Computer Science
- Publisher
- Springer Nature Switzerland; Cham
- Number of pages
- 14
- Grant note
- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program: 2041772 Drexel University Metadata Research Center
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program under Grant No. 2041772. We also acknowledge support from the Drexel University Metadata Research Center.
- Resource Type
- Conference paper
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Computer Science
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001447738400009
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85218444431
- Other Identifier
- 991022020437604721
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