Human-Computer Interfaces Applied to Numerical Solution of the Plateau Problem

• Grant number: 14/20219-0
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: April 01, 2015
• End date: March 31, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Interdisciplinary Subjects
• Principal Investigator: Valério Ramos Batista
• Grantee: Valério Ramos Batista
• Host Institution: Instituto de Matemática e Estatística (IME). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• City of the host institution: São Paulo
• Associated researchers: Antonio Elias Fabris ; Ivana Soares Bandeira

Abstract

In this Project we shall obtain a code in Matlab to solve the Problem of Plateau numerically, and the code will include human-computer interface. The Problem of Plateau has applications in areas of knowledge like, for instance, Computer Graphics. The solution method will be the same one of the Surface Evolver, but the difference will be a complete graphical interface with the user. This will enable us to implement other kinds of interface like ocular mouse, voice, touch, etc. To date, Evolver does not include any graphical interface, which restricts its use by the scientific community. Specially, its use is practically impossible for most of the Physically Challenged People. (AU)