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Enriching a motion database by analogous combination of partial human motions

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We have synthesized new human body motions from existing motion data, by dividing the body of an animated character into several parts, such as upper and lower body, and partitioning the motion of the character into corresponding partial motions. By combining different partial motions, we can generate new motion sequences. We select the most natural-looking combinations by analyzing the similarity of partial motions, using techniques such as motion segmentation, dimensionality reduction, and clustering. These new combinations can dramatically increase the size of a motion database, allowing more score in selecting motions to meet constraints, such as collision avoidance. We verify the naturalness and physical plausibility of the new motions using an SVM learning model and by analysis of static and dynamic balance.

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  1. Dept. of Computer Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, 120-749, Korea

    Won-Seob Jang, Won-Kyu Lee & In-Kwon Lee

  2. School of Computer Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-744, Korea

    Jehee Lee

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Jang, WS., Lee, WK., Lee, IK. et al. Enriching a motion database by analogous combination of partial human motions . Visual Comput 24, 271–280 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00371-007-0200-1

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