Modelling middle-ear mechanics
Modelling middle-ear mechanicsAssigned 2011 Nov 8, due Nov 15.
Assignments should be completed electronically and submitted by e-mail. File formats that I can handle include, in order of decreasing preference, Open Document Format (e.g., OpenOffice.org/LibreOffice), TEXmacs, WordPerfect, PDF, Microsoft Office .doc, Microsoft Office .docx.
Using the Web form at http://audilab.bme.mcgill.ca/~funnell/AudiLab/wife.html, do a static convergence analysis of the model corresponding to the first letter of your family name. Present your results graphically, including a convergence plot and the displacement patterns for three or four representative meshes. Discuss what mesh resolution would be a good choice for simulations, and why. It is not necessary to provide accurate timing measurements.
(This question is related to Low-frequency simulation results and the following 2 slides.)
Do the drawings of ossicles in
Structure & function Section 1.3.3 (shown at right)
represent left or right ears? Explain your reasoning.
Make up two good short-answer (not multiple-choice) assignment questions: one about the middle ear, and one about middle-ear models or the creation of 3-D models. Indicate what you would expect as good answers.
(Since I didn't really cover modelling in the lecture, you may provide one question on middle-ear structure and one on middle-ear function if you prefer.)