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Designing Cable-Driven Actuation Networks for Kinematic Chains and Trees
(ACM, 2017)
In this paper we present an optimization-based approach for the design of cable-driven kinematic chains and trees. Our system takes as input a hierarchical assembly consisting of rigid links jointed together with hinges. ...
ChaCra: An Interactive Design System for Rapid Character Crafting
(The Eurographics Association, 2014)
We propose an interactive design system for rapid crafting of planar mechanical characters. Our method combines the simplicity of sketch-based modeling with the ease of defining motion through extreme poses. In order to ...
CANVAS: Computer-Assisted Narrative Animation Synthesis
(The Eurographics Association, 2016)
Despite the maturity in solutions for animating expressive virtual characters, innovations realizing the creative intent of story writers have yet to make the same strides. The key challenge is to provide an accessible, ...
Hierarchical Planning and Control for Complex Motor Tasks
(ACM Siggraph, 2015)
We present a planning and control framework that enables physically simulated characters to perform various types of motor tasks. To create physically-valid motion plans, our method uses a hierarchical set of simplified ...
Visibility Transition Planning for Dynamic Camera Control
(ACM SIGGRAPH / Eurographics Association, 2009)
We present a real-time camera control system that uses a global planning algorithm to compute large, occlusion free camera paths through complex environments. The algorithm incorporates the visibility of a focus point into ...
Differential Blending for Expressive Sketch-Based Posing
(ACM SIGGRAPH / Eurographics Association, 2013)
Generating highly expressive and caricatured poses can be difficult in 3D computer animation because artists must interact with characters indirectly through complex character rigs. Furthermore, since caricatured poses ...
Sketch Abstractions for Character Posing
(ACM Siggraph, 2015)
We propose a sketch-based posing system for rigged 3D characters that allows artists to create custom sketch abstractions on top of a character's actual shape. A sketch abstraction is composed of rigged curves that form ...
Adaptive Deformations with Fast Tight Bounds
(The Eurographics Association, 2007)
Simulation of deformations and collision detection are two highly intertwined problems that are often treated sepa- rately. This is especially true in existing elegant adaptive simulation techniques, where standard collision ...