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The Control of Hovering Flight for Computer Animation

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By combining control mechanisms and physically-based models of articulated, rigid body systems, we hope to simplify the task of generating realistic articulated motion for computer animations. As an example of this approach, we have developed a control system and a physically-realistic model to animate the hovering flight of a hummingbird. The computer model of the bird is based on the physical parameters of hummingbirds reported in the biomechanics literature. The animator specifies the desired location of the bird and the control system manipulates the model so that the aerodynamic forces acting on the wings propel the bird to satisfy that goal.

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  1. IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, POB 704, Yorktown Heights, New York, 10598, USA

    David R. Haumann & Jessica K. Hodgins

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  1. MIRALab, Centre Universitaire d’Informatique, University of Geneva, 12, rue du Lac, CH-1207, Geneva, Switzerland

    Nadia Magnenat Thalmann

  2. Computer Graphics Lab, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Daniel Thalmann

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Haumann, D.R., Hodgins, J.K. (1992). The Control of Hovering Flight for Computer Animation. In: Thalmann, N.M., Thalmann, D. (eds) Creating and Animating the Virtual World. Computer Animation Series. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68186-1_1

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