Hongwen Zhang, SAGE Syst. Div., Valmet Autom., Calgary, Alta., Canada
B. Wyvill, SAGE Syst. Div., Valmet Autom., Calgary, Alta., Canada
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.
Index Terms:
computer animation; voxel space; behavioural simulation; olfactory sensors; mass transfer theory; voxel representation; collision detection; artificial butterflies
Citation:
Hongwen Zhang, B. Wyvill, "Behavioural simulation in voxel space," ca, pp.119, Computer Animation 1997, 1997