Mechanics modeling for virtual interactive environments

Author

Delannoy, Jean-Christian ; Petriu, Emil M. ; Wide, Peter

Author_Institution

Sch. of Inf. Technol. & Eng., Ottawa Univ., Ont., Canada

fYear

2003

fDate

20-21 Sept. 2003

Firstpage

55

Lastpage

59

Abstract

Many of the virtual environments on the market today only account for 3D geometry and lighting of objects. These environments may appear realistic in a static domain but when the objects are set into motion the object´s movements often appear unnatural. This paper presents algorithms to model the world around us more accurately by accounting for the mechanical behaviors and properties of objects, and by basing the virtual world on sensor information provided by objects in the real world.

Keywords

computer animation; realistic images; virtual reality; 3D geometry; animation techniques; mechanical behaviors; mechanical properties; mechanics modeling; object lighting; object movements; sensor information; virtual interactive environments; virtual reality; virtual world; Animation; Computer aided manufacturing; Drag; Elasticity; Equations; Friction; Information technology; Torque; Virtual environment; Virtual reality;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Haptic, Audio and Visual Environments and Their Applications, 2003. HAVE 2003. Proceedings. The 2nd IEEE Internatioal Workshop on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8108-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HAVE.2003.1244725

Filename

1244725