Skinning a cluster based simulation with a visual mesh using interpolated orientation and position
US10410431B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 11, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2219/2021
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for simulating deformable solids undergoing large plastic deformation and topological changes using shape matching. Positional information for particles and orientation information from clusters is used to simulate deformable solids represented by particles. Each visual vertex stores references to particles that influence the vertex, and stores the local position of the particles. A two-step method interpolates orientation from clusters to particles, and uses the orientation and position of particles to skin the visual mesh vertices. This results in a fast method that can reproduce rotation and does not require the visual mesh vertex to be located within a convex hull of particles.
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