Simulation and animation of locomotion of fictional creatures.

This project is an attempt at formulation of general methods to simulate the locomotion of multi-legged creatures. Adapting studies ranging from biological mechanics to robotics, this project consolidates various similar concepts proposed and methods which are intuitively logical, to construct a...

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Main Author: Toh, Wei Ping.
Other Authors: Cheong Siew Ann
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2011
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-444802023-02-28T23:13:04Z Simulation and animation of locomotion of fictional creatures. Toh, Wei Ping. Cheong Siew Ann School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences DRNTU::Science::Physics This project is an attempt at formulation of general methods to simulate the locomotion of multi-legged creatures. Adapting studies ranging from biological mechanics to robotics, this project consolidates various similar concepts proposed and methods which are intuitively logical, to construct a method of simulating and animating the locomotion of multi-legged creatures. Using a test creature of ten legs, motion and control modules are developed. It was found that without realistic parameters, the spring-force motion model yields unrealistic locomotion. Hence, a feasible motion module was developed intuitively through modelling after inverted pendulums. Bachelor of Science in Physics 2011-06-02T01:24:54Z 2011-06-02T01:24:54Z 2011 2011 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/44480 en 54 p. application/pdf
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Simulation and animation of locomotion of fictional creatures.
description This project is an attempt at formulation of general methods to simulate the locomotion of multi-legged creatures. Adapting studies ranging from biological mechanics to robotics, this project consolidates various similar concepts proposed and methods which are intuitively logical, to construct a method of simulating and animating the locomotion of multi-legged creatures. Using a test creature of ten legs, motion and control modules are developed. It was found that without realistic parameters, the spring-force motion model yields unrealistic locomotion. Hence, a feasible motion module was developed intuitively through modelling after inverted pendulums.
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title_short Simulation and animation of locomotion of fictional creatures.
title_full Simulation and animation of locomotion of fictional creatures.
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