An Approach for 3D Water Surface Simulation

An approach for simulating large scale water surface, which is based on the Fourier synthesis method, is introduced in this paper. The Fourier synthesis method utilizes FFT model, which is described in detail, to calculate the height field of a patch of water surface that can be tiled seamlessly over a larger domain. The flow chart of FFT model implementation on computer is also given. In order to tile wave patches precisely, some technologies such as level of detail (LOD) are presented. The experiment results show that it is an applicable approach for water surface simulation.