Interactive real-time articulated figure manipulation using multiple kinematic constraints

Inverse Kinematics and Geometric Constraints for Articulated Figure Manipulation

Computer animation of articulated gures can be tedious largely due to the amount of data which must be speci ed at each frame Animation techniques range from simple interpolation between keyframed gure poses to higher level algorithmic models of speci c movement patterns The former provides the animator with complete control over the movement whereas the latter may provide only limited control ...

Kinematic sets for real-time robust articulated object tracking

In this article a new approach is given for real-time visual tracking of a class of articulated non-rigid objects in 3D. The main contribution of this paper consists in symmetrically modeling the motion and velocity of an articulated object via a novel kinematic set approach. This is likened to a Lagrange-d’Alembert formulation in classical physics. The advantages of this new model over pre-exi...

Real-Time Tracking of Multiple Articulated Structures in Multiple Views

Interactive Articulated Character Dancing Animation in Real Time

In this paper, an interactive platform is introduced that users can create dancing animation of models with various topologies, including humans, flowers, animals and etc. After the key postures of dancing are set interactively by animators, the program produces the final smooth animation automatically. What is more, certain posture pools have been designed for users in advance, which greatly r...

Kinematic Constraints for Assisted Single-Arm Manipulation

the operator to choose the most comfortable force combmaOf several possible forms of human-robot collaborative manipulation, we focus on the case where the human and the robot jointly manipulate a common load. In our formulation, the robot’s role is to provide a constraint surface to guide the motion of the load. The value of this form of interaction, in terms of ergonomics, accuracy, or speed,...