OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Computer-Aided Design is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Deep feature-preserving normal estimation for point cloud filtering	52
Reconstruction of 3D Microstructures from 2D Images via Transfer Learning	52
A Kernel Correlation-Based Approach to Adaptively Acquire Local Features for Learning 3D Point Clouds	46
Material characterization and precise finite element analysis of fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites for 4D printing	45
A feature-preserving framework for point cloud denoising	34
An Overview of Procedures and Tools for Designing Nonstandard Beam-Based Compliant Mechanisms	32
Multi-Material Topology Optimization Using Neural Networks	32
Topology optimization with accessibility constraint for multi-axis machining	31
Normal Estimation for 3D Point Clouds via Local Plane Constraint and Multi-scale Selection	29
A Framework for Adaptive Width Control of Dense Contour-Parallel Toolpaths in Fused Deposition Modeling	27
Generative Design by Reinforcement Learning: Enhancing the Diversity of Topology Optimization Designs	26
Multi-Axis Support-Free Printing of Freeform Parts with Lattice Infill Structures	25
A Computer-Aided Approach to Equilibrium Design Based on Graphic Statics and Combinatorial Variations	25
Hierarchical CADNet: Learning from B-Reps for Machining Feature Recognition	25
Efficient Representation and Optimization of TPMS-Based Porous Structures for 3D Heat Dissipation	23
A Unified Geometry Parametrization Method for Turbomachinery Blades	22
Concurrent density distribution and build orientation optimization of additively manufactured functionally graded lattice structures	22
Adaptive Concurrent Topology Optimization of Coated Structures with Nonperiodic Infill for Additive Manufacturing	21
Fast Automatic Knot Placement Method for Accurate B-spline Curve Fitting	20
A review of techniques for modeling flexible cables	20
Four-Dimensional Anisotropic Mesh Adaptation	19
Understanding the Effect of Hyperparameter Optimization on Machine Learning Models for Structure Design Problems	19
Topology Optimization for Manufacturing with Accessible Support Structures	19
Real-Time Topology Optimization in 3D via Deep Transfer Learning	18
Shape-morphing mechanical metamaterials	18

Continuous toolpath planning in a graphical framework for sparse infill additive manufacturing	18
Multiscale topology optimization for solid–lattice–void hybrid structures through an ordered multi-phase interpolation	17
NormalF-Net: Normal Filtering Neural Network for Feature-preserving Mesh Denoising	17
A fast matrix-free elasto-plastic solver for predicting residual stresses in additive manufacturing	16
Indirect Predicates for Geometric Constructions	15
A spiral-based inspection path generation algorithm for efficient five-axis sweep scanning of freeform surfaces	15
Survey on the View Planning Problem for Reverse Engineering and Automated Control Applications	14
3D Shape Segmentation Using Soft Density Peak Clustering and Semi-Supervised Learning	14
A Standards-Based Digital Twin of an Experiment with a Scale Model Ship	14
Reparameterization of Ruled Surfaces: Toward Generating Smooth Jerk-minimized Toolpaths for Multi-axis Flank CNC Milling	14
Geometry Guided Deep Surface Normal Estimation	14
Manufacturing of Screw Rotors Via 5-axis Double-Flank CNC Machining	14
Quasi-Developable and Signed Multi-Strip Approximation of a Freeform Surface Mesh for Efficient Flank Milling	13
Cellular structure design based on free material optimization under connectivity control	13
Volume decomposition for multi-axis support-free and gouging-free printing based on ellipsoidal slicing	13
Automated Lofting-Based Reconstruction of CAD Models from 3D Topology Optimization Results	13
Image-Based Multiresolution Topology Optimization Using Deep Disjunctive Normal Shape Model	13
Area-Preserving Hierarchical NURBS Surfaces Computed by the Optimal Freeform Transformation	12
PolyFrame, Efficient Computation for 3D Graphic Statics	12
Customize My Helmet: A Novel Algorithmic Approach Based on 3D Head Prediction	12
Fast Exact Booleans for Iterated CSG using Octree-Embedded BSPs	12
Part-in-whole point cloud registration for aircraft partial scan automated localization	12
MINVO Basis: Finding Simplexes with Minimum Volume Enclosing Polynomial Curves	12
Shape-supervised Dimension Reduction: Extracting Geometry and Physics Associated Features with Geometric Moments	12
ASPPR: A New Assembly Sequence and Path Planner/Replanner for Monotone and Nonmonotone Assembly Planning	12
Enhanced Invariance Class Partitioning using Discrete Curvatures and Conformal Geometry	11
The Construction of Conforming-to-shape Truss Lattice Structures via 3D Sphere Packing	11
Rethinking Origami: A Generative Specification of Origami Patterns with Shape Grammars	11
Length-optimal tool path planning for freeform surfaces with preferred feed directions based on Poisson formulation	11
Fast and Accurate Normal Estimation for Point Clouds Via Patch Stitching	11
Time Dependent Scanning Path Optimization for the Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing Process	10
Singularity Structure Simplification of Hexahedral Meshes via Weighted Ranking	10
Geometric Moment-Dependent Global Sensitivity Analysis without Simulation Data: Application to Ship Hull Form Optimisation	10
MVE-Net: An Automatic 3-D Structured Mesh Validity Evaluation Framework Using Deep Neural Networks	10
Spectral Mesh-Free Quadrature for Planar Regions Bounded by Rational Parametric Curves	10
Fabricated shape estimation for additive manufacturing processes with uncertainty	10
NURBS-Diff: A Differentiable Programming Module for NURBS	9
Efficient piecewise higher-order parametrization of discrete surfaces with local and global injectivity	9
A multisided C2	9
Fabrication of doubly-curved CFRP shell structures with control over fiber directions	9
Aircraft Seam Feature Extraction from 3D Raw Point Cloud via Hierarchical Multi-structure Fitting	9
Closed-form Minkowski sums of convex bodies with smooth positively curved boundaries	9
Dirichlet energy of Delaunay meshes and intrinsic Delaunay triangulations	8
Automatic Penalty and Degree Continuation for Parallel Pre-Conditioned Mesh Curving on Virtual Geometry	8
A General Class of C1	8
Integrative design and fabrication methodology for bio-inspired folding mechanisms for architectural applications	8
Efficient contouring of functionally represented objects for additive manufacturing	8
A High-Accuracy Tool Path Generation (HATPG) Method for 5-Axis Flank Milling of Ruled Surfaces with a Conical Cutter Based on Instantaneous Envelope Surface Modelling	8
Coupled Rigid-Block Analysis: Stability-Aware Design of Complex Discrete-Element Assemblies	8
Mesh Denoising via a Novel Mumford–Shah Framework	8

Improved Embedding of QR Codes onto Surfaces to be 3D Printed	8
Computing Smooth Quasi-geodesic Distance Field (QGDF) with Quadratic Programming	8
An analytical method for corner smoothing of five-axis linear paths using the conformal geometric algebra	8
An efficient prediction method for the dynamic deformation of thin-walled parts in flank milling	7
Shape and Context-Based Recognition of Standard Mechanical Parts in CAD Models	7
Geometry Design Using Function Representation on a Sparse Hierarchical Data Structure	7
Approximate Length Scale Filter in Topology Optimization using Fourier Enhanced Neural Networks	7
Smooth Analysis-Suitable Parameterization Based on a Weighted and Modified Liao Functional	7
Conformal Microstructure Synthesis in Trimmed Trivariate Based V-Reps	7
Recognition of features in sheet metal parts manufactured using progressive dies	7
HLO: Half-kernel Laplacian operator for surface smoothing	7
Challenges in topology optimization for hybrid additive–subtractive manufacturing: A review	7
Efficient 5-axis CNC trochoidal flank milling of 3D cavities using custom-shaped cutting tools	7
A Shape Optimisation with the Isogeometric Boundary Element Method and Adjoint Variable Method for the Three-Dimensional Helmholtz Equation	7
Object Synthesis by Learning Part Geometry with Surface and Volumetric Representations	7
Raw Scanned Point Cloud Registration with Repetition for Aircraft Fuel Tank Inspection	7
ReliefNet: Fast Bas-relief Generation from 3D Scenes	7
FRC-TOuNN: Topology Optimization of Continuous Fiber Reinforced Composites using Neural Network	7
An integral representation of fields with applications to finite element analysis of spatially varying materials	7
Dividing a Sphere Hierarchically into a Large Number of Spherical Pentagons Using Equal Area or Equal Length Optimization	7
GeoBi-GNN: Geometry-aware Bi-domain Mesh Denoising via Graph Neural Networks	7
Stretch-Based Hyperelastic Material Formulations for Isogeometric Kirchhoff–Love Shells with Application to Wrinkling	7
Least Degree G1	7
Constrained fitting with free-form curves and surfaces	7
Sketch-Based Modeling in Mechanical Engineering Design: Current Status and Opportunities	6
Fluid Flow-inspired Curvature-aware Print-paths from Hexahedral Meshes for Additive Manufacturing	6
A Novel Method for Assemblability Evaluation of Non-Ideal Cylindrical Parts Assembly	6
Metric first reconstruction for interactive curvature-aware modeling	6
Parametric Surface Fitting on Airborne Lidar Point Clouds for Building Reconstruction	6
Surface–Surface-Intersection Computation Using a Bounding Volume Hierarchy with Osculating Toroidal Patches in the Leaf Nodes	6
SDF-RVD: Restricted Voronoi Diagram on Signed Distance Field	6
Curvature and Feature-Aware Print-Paths from Hexahedral Meshes for Additive Manufacturing	6
Automatic Feature Recognition Using the Medial Axis for Structured Meshing of Automotive Body Panels	6
How Does the Modeling Strategy Influence Design Optimization and the Automatic Generation of Parametric Geometry Variations?	6
A Computational Design Tool for Gradual Transition of Knit Structures in Seamless Circular Knitting	6
Optimization of P2	6
Fabricable dihedral Escher tessellations	6
Level-set Based Design of Wang Tiles for Modelling Complex Microstructures	6
Rapid Sketching of Woven Textile Behavior: The Experimental Use of Parametric Modeling and Interactive Simulation in the Weaving Process	6
CAD Model Details via Curved Knot Lines and Truncated Powers	6
Constant Winding Angle Curve on Revolution Surface and its Application	6
Geometric Stability Classification: Datasets, Metamodels, and Adversarial Attacks	6
Curvature-based R-Adaptive Planar NURBS Parameterization Method for I	6
Universal material template for heterogeneous objects with applications to additive manufacturing	6