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SMI
1999
IEEE
155views Image Analysis» more  SMI 1999»
15 years 4 months ago
Multi-Layer Implicit Garment Models
This paper presents a new way to model clothing worn by articulated implicit characters. A scalar field is produced using ellipsoids as primitives. Isosurfaces are then used to pl...
Roberto E. Pérez-Urbiola, Isaac Rudom&iacut...
VR
1999
IEEE
146views Virtual Reality» more  VR 1999»
15 years 4 months ago
Virtual Chopsticks: Object Manipulation using Multiple Exact Interactions
A technique is proposed for object manipulation with a virtual tool using multiple exact interactions. Exact test is introduced that uses real-time collision detection for both ha...
Yoshifumi Kitamura, Tomohiko Higashi, Toshihiro Ma...
IMR
1999
Springer
15 years 4 months ago
Mesh Association: Formulation and Algorithms
In computational simulation of coupled, multicomponent systems, it is frequently necessary to transfer data between meshes that may di er in resolution, structure, and discretizat...
Xiangmin Jiao, Herbert Edelsbrunner, Michael T. He...
ISER
1999
Springer
112views Robotics» more  ISER 1999»
15 years 4 months ago
Models for Automated Earthmoving
Abstract: We present a composite forward model of the mechanics of an excavator backhoe digging in soil. This model is used to predict the trajectories developed by a closed-loop f...
Howard Cannon, Sanjiv Singh
CGF
1999
186views more  CGF 1999»
14 years 11 months ago
Animating Sand, Mud, and Snow
Computer animations often lack the subtle environmental changes that should occur due to the actions of the characters. Squealing car tires usually leave no skid marks, airplanes ...
Robert W. Sumner, James F. O'Brien, Jessica K. Hod...