Method of calculating predictive shape of wiring structure, calculating apparatus, and computer-readable recording medium

1. A method of calculating a predictive shape of a wire structure, comprising of:

providing a finite element model of the wire structure, the finite element model being formed as an elastic body having a plurality of linearity beam elements combined at respective joints;

setting physical properties and restriction conditions of the wire structure to the finite element model;

calculating a predictive shape of the finite element model which is in a physically balanced condition based on the physical properties and the restriction conditions;

determining whether the predictive shape of the finite element model crosses an obstacle model representing an obstacle when a control point of the wire structure is displaced;

returning the control point of the finite element model to a position corresponding to a position immediately before the crossing of the joint with the obstacle model, and binding a crossing joint which is the joint crossing with the obstacle model, to a contact point of the finite element model with the obstacle model, when it is determined that the predictive shape crosses the obstacle model; and

outputting the predictive shape at the time when the control point is returned to a position of the crossing while maintaining the binding.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1 , wherein, in the process of binding the crossing joint, the crossing joint is at least one of a crossing joint which comes into contact with the obstacle model first and a crossing joint which crosses the obstacle model most deeply, among crossing joints.

3. A computer-readable recording medium for causing a computer to execute the method of calculating a predictive shape of a wire structure set forth in claim 2 .

4. The method as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising of:

calculating a predictive shape of the finite element model at the time when the binding of the crossing joint is released and the control point is displaced to the next position at the time of the crossing.

5. A computer-readable recording medium for causing a computer to execute the method of calculating a predictive shape of a wire structure set forth in claim 4 .

6. The method as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising of:

calculating a predictive shape of the finite element model at the time when only a degree of freedom in a tangential direction is allowed to a joint which is bound at the contact point and the control point is displaced to the next position at the time of the crossing.

7. A computer-readable recording medium for causing a computer to execute the method of calculating a predictive shape of a wire structure set forth in claim 6 .

8. A computer-readable recording medium for causing a computer to execute the method of calculating a predictive shape of a wire structure set forth in claim 1 .

9. A calculating apparatus for calculating a predictive shape of a wire structure, comprising:

a finite element model creating unit that creates a finite element model of the wire structure, the finite element model being formed as an elastic body having a plurality of beam elements combined at respective joints linearity;

a setting unit that sets physical properties and restriction conditions of the wire structure to the finite element model;

a predictive shape calculating unit that calculates a predictive shape of the finite element model which is in a physically balanced condition based on the physical properties and the restriction conditions;

a crossing determining unit that determines whether the predictive shape of the finite element model crosses an obstacle model representing an obstacle when a control point of the wire structure is displaced;

a joint binding unit that returns the control point of the finite element model to a position corresponding to a position immediately before the crossing of the joint with the obstacle model, and that binds a crossing joint which is the joint crossing with the obstacle model, to a contact point of the finite element model with the obstacle model, when it is determined that the predictive shape crosses the obstacle model; and

a predictive shape output unit that outputs the predictive shape at the time when the control point is returned to a position at the time of crossing of the finite element model with the obstacle model while maintaining the binding.