Overview
- Presents a comprehensive introduction to the techniques needed to produce realistic simulations and animations of particle and rigid-body systems
- Written in an accessible style that nevertheless maintains depth of coverage and mathematical rigor
- Concludes each chapter with exercises
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Simulation Foundations, Methods and Applications (SFMA)
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This book introduces the techniques needed to produce realistic simulations and animations of particle and rigid-body systems. The text focuses on both the theoretical and practical aspects of developing and implementing physically based dynamic-simulation engines. Each chapter examines numerous algorithms, describing their design and analysis in an accessible manner, without sacrificing depth of coverage or mathematical rigor. Features: examines the problem of computing an hierarchical representation of the geometric description of each simulated object, as well as the simulated world; discusses the use of discrete and continuous collision detection to handle thin or fast-moving objects; describes the computational techniques needed for determining all impulsive and contact forces between bodies with multiple simultaneous collisions and contacts; presents techniques that can be used to dynamically simulate articulated rigid bodies; concludes each chapter with exercises.
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Dynamic Simulation
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Front Matter
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Mathematical Toolset
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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“This book offers lengthy descriptions of simulations in general, and specific kinds of systems in more depth. The chapters cover a broad range of topics. … The book also contains nine appendices on useful mathematical tools, such as differential equations, quaternions, and the convex decomposition of polyhedra. … The target audience is software developers interested in using dynamic simulations as part of their software.” (Jeffrey Putnam, Computing Reviews, July, 2013)Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Guide to Dynamic Simulations of Rigid Bodies and Particle Systems
Authors: Murilo G. Coutinho
Series Title: Simulation Foundations, Methods and Applications
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4417-5
Publisher: Springer London
eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-4416-8Published: 09 October 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-6116-5Published: 09 November 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-4417-5Published: 08 October 2012
Series ISSN: 2195-2817
Series E-ISSN: 2195-2825
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 402
Topics: Simulation and Modeling