Making Them Move
Mechanics, Control & Animation of Articulated Figures
Published on 1. August 1990
348 pages
978-1-136-11062-7 (ISBN)
Description
Current computer graphics hardware and software make it possible to synthesize near photo-realistic images, but the simulation of natural-looking motion of articulated figures remains a difficult
and challenging task. Skillfully rendered animation of humans, animals, and robots can delight and move us, but simulating their realistic motion holds great promise for many other applications as well, including ergonomic engineering design, clinical diagnosis of pathological movements, rehabilitation therapy, and biomechanics.
Making Them Move presents the work of leading researchers in computer graphics, psychology, robotics and mechanical engineering who were invited to attend the Workshop on the Mechanics, Control and Animation of Articulated
Figures held at the MIT Media Lab in April 1989. The book explores biological and robotic motor control, as well as state-of-the-art computer
graphics techniques for simulating human and animal figures in a natural and physically realistic manner.
and challenging task. Skillfully rendered animation of humans, animals, and robots can delight and move us, but simulating their realistic motion holds great promise for many other applications as well, including ergonomic engineering design, clinical diagnosis of pathological movements, rehabilitation therapy, and biomechanics.
Making Them Move presents the work of leading researchers in computer graphics, psychology, robotics and mechanical engineering who were invited to attend the Workshop on the Mechanics, Control and Animation of Articulated
Figures held at the MIT Media Lab in April 1989. The book explores biological and robotic motor control, as well as state-of-the-art computer
graphics techniques for simulating human and animal figures in a natural and physically realistic manner.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
File size
34,60 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-136-11062-7 (9781136110627)
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Mechanics, Control & Animation of Articulated Figures
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Norman Badler, Brian Barsky, David Zeltzer
Content
PART ONE -- INTERACTING WITH ARTICULATED FIGURES
PART TWO -- ARTIFICIAL AND BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS FOR MOTOR CONTROL
PART THREE -- MOTION CONTROL ALGORITHMS
PART FOUR -- COMPUTING THE DYNAMICS OF MOTION
PART TWO -- ARTIFICIAL AND BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS FOR MOTOR CONTROL
PART THREE -- MOTION CONTROL ALGORITHMS
PART FOUR -- COMPUTING THE DYNAMICS OF MOTION
