Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Managing coherent groups. |
| Authors: |
Silveira, Renato1 rsilveira@inf.ufrgs.br, Prestes, Edson, Nedel, Luciana P.2 |
| Source: |
Computer Animation & Virtual Worlds. Aug2008, Vol. 19 Issue 3/4, p295-305. 11p. 12 Color Photographs, 1 Chart, 2 Graphs. |
| Subjects: |
Computer game programming, Boundary value problems, Computer-generated imagery, Harmonic functions, Robust control, Systems development |
| Abstract: |
The animation of groups of characters involves the generation of some interesting steering behaviors like following a single path, moving toward a common objective, and moving while keeping a formation. This paper presents a new approach to manage the movement of groups in dynamic environments using a simple and robust algorithm that includes a strategy to keep formations during the displacement of the group. Our method is based on a boundary value problem (BVP) involving Laplace's equation and has two layers. In the first one, a group map is built to allow for local control of each individual, while in the second one a path planning is performed for each group as a whole. Results show that our technique is robust to several situations and can be implemented on GPU, which results in real-time performance for large groups. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Engineering Source |
