Cyclic animation of a human body using PDE surfaces
Athanasopoulos, Michael Gonzalez Castro, Gabriela Ugail, Hassan
Athanasopoulos, Michael
Gonzalez Castro, Gabriela
Ugail, Hassan
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In this work we propose a modelling technique for producing cyclic motions of human body. The surface of the human body has been created from a set of pre-configured curves that were used as the set of boundary conditions to solve a number of partial differential equations (PDE). These boundary curves are attached to a skeletal system that holds the animation for cyclic motions. An important function of the method described here is the use of mathematical expressions within Maya software for generating the cyclic motion leading to a very realistic movement. Thus, the user can interactively manipulate the position and movement of various body parts to achieve various cyclic motions. Finally the animation can be transferred to either the original mesh model from where the boundary curves associated with the PDE surface were extracted or to another mesh model with equivalent topology.
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Athanasopoulos M., Ugail H., Gonzalez Castro G. (2009). Cyclic animation of a human body using PDE surfaces. In: Proceedings of International Conference on Cyberworlds, Bradford, 7-11 Sept, 2009, pp. 02-107.
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