
During May 2025, Juan Castano focused on refactoring and simplifying core numerical routines in the SwanLab/Swan repository. He reengineered the right-hand side (RHS) integration by introducing a symmetric shape function derivative method, replacing direct Cartesian derivatives to improve numerical accuracy and maintainability. Working in MATLAB, he updated variable naming and loop structures to clarify code paths and reduce potential errors. Additionally, he disabled internal force computations for linear elasticity within the HyperelasticProblem module, streamlining the modeling process for debugging. His work demonstrated depth in finite element analysis, numerical integration, and software refactoring, laying groundwork for future performance profiling.

May 2025 performance summary for SwanLab/Swan: Focused refactor of RHS computations and simplification of linear elasticity to support debugging and maintainability. Implemented symmetric shape function derivative method for RHS integration, updated variable naming and loop structure for improved accuracy and performance, and disabled linear elasticity internal forces in HyperelasticProblem to simplify modeling. Changes are tracked in MATLAB modules RHSIntegratorShapeSymmDerivative.m (two commits) and HyperelasticProblem_refactoring.m (one commit). Result: clearer numerical paths, easier profiling, reduced debugging complexity, with business value in more predictable solver behavior and faster iteration cycles.
May 2025 performance summary for SwanLab/Swan: Focused refactor of RHS computations and simplification of linear elasticity to support debugging and maintainability. Implemented symmetric shape function derivative method for RHS integration, updated variable naming and loop structure for improved accuracy and performance, and disabled linear elasticity internal forces in HyperelasticProblem to simplify modeling. Changes are tracked in MATLAB modules RHSIntegratorShapeSymmDerivative.m (two commits) and HyperelasticProblem_refactoring.m (one commit). Result: clearer numerical paths, easier profiling, reduced debugging complexity, with business value in more predictable solver behavior and faster iteration cycles.
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