Author :
Chang, Jian ; Zhang, Jian J.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Centre for Comput. Animation, Bournemouth Univ.
Abstract :
In this paper, a new technique, force mapping, is developed for the representation of surfaces at different levels of detail. A force map records the applied forces and their distributions. By applying these forces on a relatively simple surface and deforming it, a detailed surface is created. This technique can be used for surface compression, reconstruction and editing. As an alternative to displacement mapping, our method benefits from the fact that physical properties are integrated into a geometric surface explicitly
Keywords :
computer animation; image representation; image resolution; mesh generation; computer animation; force mapping; level of detail; multiresolution; physically-based model; surface compression; surface reconstruction; surface representation;
Conference_Titel :
Theory and Practice of Computer Graphics, 2004. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Bournemouth
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2137-1
DOI :
10.1109/TPCG.2004.1314472
