Physical quantity distribution calculation program, physical quantity distribution calculation method, and information processing apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10083531-B2
Application number	US-201615370537-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 6, 2016
Priority date	Dec 25, 2015
Publication date	Sep 25, 2018
Grant date	Sep 25, 2018

Abstract

A physical quantity distribution calculation program for visualizing a physical quantity distribution in a target space is disclosed. The program causes the computer to perform processes of: based on positional information on a plurality of grid points and physical quantities obtained respectively at the plurality of grid points by the numerical analysis, grouping the grid points into groups of neighboring grid points having the same physical quantity; and determining the physical quantity to be visualized by each of a plurality of pixels which are fewer than the grid points, the determining process includes; extracting at least one group including at least one of grid points corresponding to the pixel, identifying the group including the largest number of grid points among the extracted groups, and determining that the physical quantity at the grid points belonging to the identified group is the physical quantity to be visualized by the pixel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A non-transitory, computer-readable recording medium storing a physical quantity distribution calculation program to be executed by a computer that causes a display to visualize a physical quantity distribution in a target space for numerical analysis, the program causing the computer to perform the processes of:
based on positional information on a plurality of grid points defined in the target space and physical quantities obtained respectively at the plurality of grid points by the numerical analysis, grouping the plurality of grid points into groups of neighboring grid points having the same physical quantity;
determining the physical quantity to be visualized by each of a plurality of pixels of the visualization device which are used to visualize and display the physical quantities obtained respectively at the plurality of grid points by the numerical analysis and are fewer than the plurality of grid points, the determining process including extracting for the respective pixels, from the groups formed in the grouping process, at least one group including at least one of grid points corresponding to the pixel out of the plurality of grid points, identifying the group including the largest number of grid points among the extracted groups, and determining that the physical quantity at the grid points belonging to the identified group is the physical quantity to be visualized by the pixel, and
displaying the pixels on the visualization device, wherein
the numerical analysis is electromagnetic field analysis, and the physical quantities are electromagnetic field strength obtained by the electromagnetic field analysis,
when the electromagnetic field analysis is performed at a first time point in a period of analysis time during which the numerical analysis is performed and at a second time point in the period of analysis time, the second time point being before the first time point in the period of analysis time, information that contains the physical quantities obtained respectively at the plurality of grid points at the first time point by the electromagnetic field analysis includes, for each of the plurality of grid points, electromagnetic field strength at the first time point, a charge moving direction at the first time point, and a difference value between the electromagnetic field strength at the first time point and electromagnetic field strength at the second time point, and
in the grouping process, the program causes the computer to group the plurality of grid points into the groups of neighboring grid points having the same electromagnetic field strength, the same charge moving direction, and the same difference value, which are included in the information that contains the physical quantities.

2. The recording medium storing the physical quantity distribution calculation program according to claim 1 ,
wherein the program causes the computer to quantize the physical quantities at the plurality of grid points, and
in the grouping process, the program causes the computer to group the plurality of grid points into the groups of neighboring grid points having the same physical quantity, based on the positional information on the plurality of grid points and the quantized physical quantities at the plurality of grid points.

3. The recording medium storing the physical quantity distribution calculation program according to claim 1 ,
wherein in the determining process, when more than one group is identified as the group including the largest number of grid points, the program causes the computer to select, from the more than one group, a group whose grid points that correspond to the pixel define, in the target space, an analysis section which accounts for the largest percentage of an overall analysis section defined in the target space by all the grid points corresponding to the pixel, and determine that the physical quantity at the grid points belonging to the selected group is the physical quantity to be visualized by the pixel.

4. A physical quantity distribution calculation method performed by a computer that causes a visualization device to visualize a physical quantity distribution in a target space for numerical analysis, the method comprising:
based on positional information on a plurality of grid points defined in the target space and physical quantities obtained respectively at the plurality of grid points by the numerical analysis, grouping the plurality of grid points into groups of neighboring grid points having the same physical quantity;
determining the physical quantity to be visualized by each of a plurality of pixels of the visualization device which are used to visualize and display the physical quantities obtained respectively at the plurality of grid points by the numerical analysis and are fewer than the plurality of grid points, the determining including extracting, from the groups formed in the grouping, at least one group including at least one of grid points corresponding to the pixel out of the plurality of grid points, identifying the group including the largest number of grid points among the extracted groups, and determining that the physical quantity at the grid points belonging to the identified group is the physical quantity to be visualized by the pixel, and
displaying the pixels on the visualization device, wherein
the numerical analysis is electromagnetic field analysis, and the physical quantities are electromagnetic field strength obtained by the electromagnetic field analysis,
when the electromagnetic field analysis is performed at a first time point in a period of analysis time during which the numerical analysis is performed and at a second time point in the period of analysis time, the second time point being before the first time point in the period of analysis time, information that contains the physical quantities obtained respectively at the plurality of grid points at the first time point by the electromagnetic field analysis includes, for each of the plurality of grid points, electromagnetic field strength at the first time point, a charge moving direction at the first time point, and a difference value between the electromagnetic field strength at the first time point and electromagnetic field strength at the second time point, and
in the grouping process, the program causes the computer to group the plurality of grid points into the groups of neighboring grid points having the same electromagnetic field strength, the same charge moving direction, and the same difference value, which are included in the information that contains the physical quantities.

5. An information processing apparatus that causes a display to visualize a physical quantity distribution in a target space for numerical analysis, the apparatus comprising:
a memory; and
a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute a process comprising:
based on positional information on a plurality of grid points defined in the target space and physical quantities obtained respectively at the plurality of grid points by the numerical analysis, grouping the plurality of grid points into groups of neighboring grid points having the same physical quantity;
determining the physical quantity to be visualized by each of a plurality of pixels of the display which are used to visualize and display the physical quantities obtained respectively at the plurality of grid points by the numerical analysis and are fewer than the plurality of grid points, the determining including extracting for the respective pixels, from the groups formed in the grouping, at least one group including at least one of grid points corresponding to the pixel out of the plurality of grid points, identifying the group including the largest number of grid points among the extracted groups, and determining that

Assignees

• Fujitsu Ltd

Inventors

• Ohta Eiji

Classifications

• G06T11/26 Primary

  Drawing of charts or graphs · CPC title

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  Matching criteria, e.g. proximity measures · CPC title

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  Field measurements related to measuring influence on or from apparatus, components or humans (EMC, EMI and similar testing in general G01R31/001), e.g. in ESD, EMI, EMC, EMP testing, measuring radiation leakage; detecting presence of micro- or radiowave emitters; dosimetry; testing shielding; measurements related to lightning · CPC title

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  Physics · mapped topic