formingsimilarity
Formingsimilarity refers to the quantitative assessment of how closely two shapes, patterns, or structures match one another during or after a forming process such as metal rolling, extrusion, or additive manufacturing. The concept is used mainly in engineering, computer vision, and quality control to evaluate deformation, predict failure modes, and optimize process parameters.
In materials science, forming similarity metrics compare the deformation gradient tensors of a specimen and a
Computer vision approaches to forming similarity use shape descriptors—both global, like curvature histograms, and local, like
Formingsimilarity also appears in digital fabrication, where rapid prototyping results are compared to CAD models to
Applications of forming similarity span quality assurance in automotive and aerospace industries, forensic analysis of tool