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Algorithm and a Method for Characterizing Fractal Volumes

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Assignee: MICHOPOULOS JOHN GPriority: Jul 13, 2012Filed: Jun 12, 2013Published: Jan 23, 2014
Est. expiryJul 13, 2032(~6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
H10W 74/40G06F 17/10G06F 2111/10C09D 163/00G06F 30/23G06F 17/5018
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Abstract

A computer implemented method for obtaining an analytical representation of an internal structure and spatial properties distribution of a selected physical domain includes identifying d-dimensional correspondences of measured spatial properties or field distributions; and applying an inverse algorithm to the d-dimensional spatial properties or field distributions to calculate the Weierstrass-Mandelbrot (W-M) fractal model to thereby determine parameters defining an analytical and continuous Weierstrass-Mandelbrot (W-M) representation.

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         1 . A computer implemented method for obtaining an analytical representation of an internal structure and spatial properties distribution of a selected physical domain, comprising:
 identifying d-dimensional correspondences of measured spatial properties or field distributions; and applying an inverse algorithm to the d-dimensional spatial properties or field distributions to calculate the Weierstrass-Mandelbrot (W-M) fractal model to thereby determine parameters defining an analytical and continuous Weierstrass-Mandelbrot (W-M) representation.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the physical domain is selected from a metal alloy, a carbon epoxy composite, or a biological tissue. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the physical domain is a man-made structure selected from a microprocessor, an aircraft, a ship, an automobile, a darn, a road layer, a bridge, or a building. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the physical domain is a live organism or part of a live organism or a in vitro version of them (e.g wood). 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the physical domain is a digital representation of a real or artificial object. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the digital representation is a spatial distribution of a scalar field within a volume such as magnetic resonance slice images, x-ray tomography data, ultrasonic data trough a volume, or any simulated entity distributed in a volume. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the physical domain is a landform selected from a mountain, a lake, part of a landform, a planet, part of a planet, a solar system, part of a solar system, a cluster of solar systems, part of a cluster of solar systems, a galaxy, part of a galaxy, a cluster of galaxies, or part of a cluster of galaxies. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the d-dimensional modeling is obtained by applying a formula 
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
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         where n m  are d-dimensional unit. 
       
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein based on an array of measurements over a selected region of the domain, parameters of the d-dimensional W-M fractal model are identified that best fit the array of measurements by decomposing the problem so as to apply singular value decomposition for determining unknown phases of the W-M fractal model. 
     
     
         10 . A computer software product comprising a physical computer-readable medium including stored instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:
 identify d-dimensional correspondences of measured spatial properties or field distributions; and   apply an inverse algorithm to the d-dimensional spatial properties or field distributions to calculate the Weierstrass-Mandelbrot (W-M) fractal model to thereby determine parameters defining an analytical and continuous Weierstrass-Mandelbrot (W-M) representation.   
     
     
         11 . The computer software product of  claim 10 , wherein the physical domain is selected from a metal alloy, a carbon epoxy composite, or a biological tissue. 
     
     
         12 . The computer software product of  claim 10 , wherein the physical domain is a man-made structure selected from a microprocessor, an aircraft, a ship, an automobile, a dam, a road layer, a bridge, or a building. 
     
     
         13 . The computer software product of  claim 10 , wherein the physical domain is a live organism or part of a live organism or a in vitro version of them (e.g wood). 
     
     
         14 . The computer software product of  claim 10 , wherein the physical domain is a digital representation of a real or artificial object. 
     
     
         15 . The computer software product of  claim 14 , wherein the digital representation is a spatial distribution of a scalar field within a volume such as magnetic resonance slice images, x-ray tomography data, ultrasonic data trough a volume, or any simulated entity distributed in a volume. 
     
     
         16 . The computer software product of  claim 10 , wherein the physical domain is a landform selected from a mountain, a lake, part of a landform, a planet, part of a planet, a solar system, part of a solar system, a cluster of solar systems, part of a cluster of solar systems, a galaxy, part of a galaxy, a cluster of galaxies, or part of a cluster of galaxies. 
     
     
         17 . The computer software product of  claim 10 , wherein the d-dimensional modeling is obtained by applying a formula 
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
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         18 . The computer software product of  claim 17 , wherein based on an array of measurements over a selected region of the domain, parameters of the d-dimensional W-M fractal model are identified that best fit the array of measurements by decomposing the problem so as to apply singular value decomposition for determining unknown phases of the W-M fractal model.

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