Virtual Spring Manipulators for Particle Steering in Molecular Dynamics on the ResponsiveWorkbench

Koutek, Michal; Hees, Jeroen van; Post, Frits H.; Bakker, A.F.

Virtual Spring Manipulators for Particle Steering in Molecular Dynamics on the ResponsiveWorkbench

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Date

2002

Authors

Koutek, Michal
Hees, Jeroen van
Post, Frits H.
Bakker, A.F.

Publisher

The Eurographics Association

Abstract

In this paper we present new virtual spring manipulator-based tools for steering particles in molecular dynamics simulations in virtual environments. We briefly overview the MolDRIVE system, our visualization and computational steering environment for molecular dynamics real-time simulations, which is the platform for our particle steering implementation. Our study concentrates on visual feedback tools. We compare a basic virtual particle steering method with two other methods using a spring manipulator. The first just creates a visual feedback of a flexible connection between the user s interaction device and the steered particle, while the second technique creates a visual illusion of force feedback. The user can, through the spring manipulator, exert a force on the manipulated particle in the MD simulation. All presented particle steering tools are intuitive and easy to use.

        @inproceedings{:10.2312/EGVE/EGVE02/053-062
,
booktitle = {Eurographics Workshop on Virtual Environments
},
editor = {S. Mueller and W. Stuerzlinger
},
title = {{Virtual Spring Manipulators for Particle Steering in Molecular Dynamics on the ResponsiveWorkbench
}},
author = {Koutek, Michal and 
Hees, Jeroen van and 
Post, Frits H. and 
Bakker, A.F.
},
year = {2002
},
publisher = {The Eurographics Association
},
ISSN = {1727-530X
},
ISBN = {1-58113-535-1
},
DOI = {/10.2312/EGVE/EGVE02/053-062
}
}