IB2d: a Python and MATLAB implementation of the immersed boundary method

The development of fluid-structure interaction (FSI) software involves trade-offs between ease of use, generality, performance, and cost. Typically there are large learning curves when using low-level software to model the interaction of an elastic structure immersed in a uniform density fluid. Many...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Bioinspiration & biomimetics 2017-03, Vol.12 (3), p.036003-036003
Main Authors: Battista, Nicholas A, Strickland, W Christopher, Miller, Laura A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Biomechanical Phenomena
biomechanics
Biomimetics
fluid-structure interaction
immersed boundary
Immersion
Learning Curve
math biology
Rheology
Software
Software Design
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The development of fluid-structure interaction (FSI) software involves trade-offs between ease of use, generality, performance, and cost. Typically there are large learning curves when using low-level software to model the interaction of an elastic structure immersed in a uniform density fluid. Many existing codes are not publicly available, and the commercial software that exists usually requires expensive licenses and may not be as robust or allow the necessary flexibility that in house codes can provide. We present an open source immersed boundary software package, IB2d, with full implementations in both MATLAB and Python, that is capable of running a vast range of biomechanics models and is accessible to scientists who have experience in high-level programming environments. IB2d contains multiple options for constructing material properties of the fiber structure, as well as the advection-diffusion of a chemical gradient, muscle mechanics models, and artificial forcing to drive boundaries with a preferred motion.
ISSN:1748-3190
1748-3182
1748-3190
DOI:10.1088/1748-3190/aa5e08