"Modeling and Simulation in Engineering" ed. by Catalin Alexandru

This book provides an open platform from which to establish and share knowledge developed by scholars, scientists, and engineers from all over the world, about various applications of computer aided modeling and simulation in the design process of products in various engineering fields.

The book consists of 12 chapters arranged in an order reflecting the multidimensionality of applications related to modeling and simulation. The chapters are in two sections: 3D Modeling (seven chapters), and Virtual Prototyping (five chapters).

Contents
Preface
Part 1 3D Modeling
1 Image-Laser Fusion for In Situ 3D Modeling of Complex Environments: A4D Panoramic-Driven Approach
2 DART: A 3D Model for Remote Sensing Images and Radiative Budget of Earth Surfaces
3 3D Modelling from Real Data
4 3D Modeling of a Natural Killer Receptor, Siglec-7: Critical Amino Acids for Glycan- Binding and Cell Death-Inducing Activity
5 Applications of Computational 3D-Modeling in Organismal Biology
6 Open Source 3D Game Engines for Serious Games Modeling
7 Refinement of Visual Hulls for Human Performance Capture
Part 2 Virtual Prototyping
8 Analytical Compact Models
9 Virtual Prototyping for Rapid Product Development
10 Oriented Multi-Body System Virtual Prototyping Technology for Railway Vehicle
11 Enabling and Analyzing Natural Interaction with Functional Virtual Prototypes
12 Fluid Pressurization in Cartilages and Menisci in the Normal and Repaired Human Knees