Discrete Shells

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2003
Authors
Grinspun, Eitan
Hirani, Anil N.
Desbrun, Mathieu
Schröder, Peter
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Journal ISSN
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Publisher
The Eurographics Association
Abstract
In this paper we introduce a discrete shell model describing the behavior of thin flexible structures, such as hats, leaves, and aluminum cans, which are characterized by a curved undeformed configuration. Previously such models required complex continuum mechanics formulations and correspondingly complex algorithms. We show that a simple shell model can be derived geometrically for triangle meshes and implemented quickly by modifying a standard cloth simulator. Our technique convincingly simulates a variety of curved objects with materials ranging from paper to metal, as we demonstrate with several examples including a comparison of a real and simulated falling hat.
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@inproceedings{
10.2312:SCA03/062-067
,
booktitle = {
Symposium on Computer Animation
},
editor = {
D. Breen and M. Lin
},
title = {{
Discrete Shells
}},
author = {
Grinspun, Eitan
 and 
Hirani, Anil N.
 and 
Desbrun, Mathieu
 and 
Schröder, Peter
},
year = {
2003
},
publisher = {
The Eurographics Association
},
ISSN = {
1727-5288
},
ISBN = {
1-58113-659-5
},
DOI = {
10.2312/SCA03/062-067
}
}
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http://dx.doi.org/10.2312/SCA03/062-067
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SCA 03: Eurographics/SIGGRAPH Symposium on Computer Animation