Systems and method for visualization of fluids
US8237722B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 20, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T13/60
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems for simulating and visualizing a flowing fluid when interacting with an intersecting object are provided. The simulating of falling fluid as a two-dimensional plan and rendering first and second depth buffers corresponding to current depth information for, respectively, a top surface and a bottom surface of an object is rendered. The values of first and second current simulation textures are rendered for the top and bottom surfaces of the object, where for a given frame each of the first and second current simulation texture values is set to either a corresponding value of the first and second current simulation texture values is set to either a corresponding value of each or second depth buffer or a corresponding, velocity-offset value of the previous frame's first or second simulation texture respectively. A visible fluid mesh is rendered in the two-dimensional plane based on the current simulation textures.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.