In this paper we present a method to obtain good approximations of deformable bodies with spring/mass systems. An iterative algorithm based on voronoi diagrams is used to get a good mass distribution. The elastic properties of the system are optimized by simulated annealing. Results are shown, and some applications are discussed.
@inbook{Deussen1995UsingSimulatedAnnealing,
address = {Vienna},
author = {O. Deussen, L. Kobbelt, P. Tücke},
booktitle = {Computer Animation and Simulation '95: Proceedings of the Eurographics Workshop in Maastricht, The Netherlands, September 2--3, 1995},
doi = {10.1007/978-3-7091-9435-5_3},
editor = {Terzopoulos, Demetri and Thalmann, Daniel},
isbn = {978-3-7091-9435-5},
pages = {30--43},
publisher = {Springer Vienna},
title = {Using Simulated Annealing to Obtain Good Nodal Approximations of Deformable Bodies},
url = {http://graphics.uni-konstanz.de/publikationen/Deussen1995UsingSimulatedAnnealing},
year = {1995}
}