Title :
Behavioural simulation in voxel space
Author :
Zhang, Hongwen ; Wyvill, Brian
Author_Institution :
SAGE Syst. Div., Valmet Autom., Calgary, Alta., Canada
Abstract :
We present a framework for behavioural simulation. A uniform voxel space representation is used to implement the environment mechanism of the framework. An example environment is presented where actors with olfactory sensors are able to direct their motions according to a scent of the chemicals in the voxel space based on mass transfer theory. Objects in the environment are scan converted to the voxel representation to facilitate collision detection. An example of using the framework to simulate the behaviour of a group of artificial butterflies is used to demonstrate the ideas of this research
Keywords :
computer animation; software agents; artificial butterflies; behavioural simulation; collision detection; mass transfer theory; olfactory sensors; voxel representation; voxel space; Animation; Automation; Birds; Chemical sensors; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Image converters; Olfactory; Spatial databases; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Animation '97
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7984-0
DOI :
10.1109/CA.1997.601052