Skin simulation for computer animation - Phase I

计算机动画的皮肤模拟 - 第一阶段

• 批准号: 453572-2013
• 负责人: Pai, Dinesh
• 金额: $ 4.37万
• 依托单位: University of British Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Idea to Innovation
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2015-01-01 至 2016-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=575657
• 关键词: Skin; simulation; computer; animation; Phase

Computer generated animations of human characters and fantastic creatures are required in many industries of importance to Canada. These computer generated visual effects are seen in almost every feature film, television commercial, and video game today. The final image seen is that of the skin or skin-like covering of the character. Such animations are also useful in the biomedical field. However, modeling realistic skin movement has proven to be a difficult challenge. The objective of our project is to create a software library that could be used to produce realistic skin movement. The software builds upon our recent breakthrough in simulating skin-like materials moving in close contact with the body. However, to translate the research prototype into a useful innovation several difficult problems must be addressed. The software must be made very robust and not fail even when skin is highly compressed. Its performance must be dramatically improved by exploiting novel algorithms and powerful graphics hardware. New features such as wrinkling of skin must be added. Our project will address all these problems and produce a high quality library that will be in demand for a wide range of applications. The library will be commercialized by a spin-off company.

对加拿大来说，许多重要的行业都需要计算机生成的人类角色和奇幻生物的动画。这些计算机生成的视觉效果在今天几乎每一部故事片、电视广告和视频游戏中都能看到。看到的最终图像是角色的皮肤或类似皮肤的覆盖物。这样的动画在生物医学领域也很有用。然而，建立逼真的皮肤运动模型已被证明是一项艰巨的挑战。 我们项目的目标是创建一个软件库，可以用来产生逼真的皮肤运动。该软件建立在我们最近在模拟皮肤状材料与身体近距离接触时移动的突破的基础上。然而，要将研究原型转化为有用的创新，必须解决几个困难的问题。该软件必须非常强大，即使在皮肤高度压缩时也不会失败。它的性能必须通过利用新的算法和强大的图形硬件来显著提高。必须添加新的功能，如皮肤皱纹。我们的项目将解决所有这些问题，并产生一个高质量的库，将被广泛的应用需求。图书馆将由一家衍生公司进行商业化。