Nvidia Corporation

Adam Moravanszky

Curtis Matthew Davis

Jean Pierre Bordes

Bruno Heidelberger

Dilip Sequeira

Simon Schirm

Bryan Richard Galdrikian

Dennis Gustafsson

Peter Tchernev

Dennis K E Gustafsson

A system, method, and computer program product are provided for determining one or more contact points between a pair of objects. In operation, a first contact normal is identified between a pair of objects at a first position. Additionally, a relative velocity of the pair of objects is determined at the first position. Furthermore, one or more contact points between the pair of objects are determined at a second position through a translational analysis, utilizing the first contact normal and the relative velocity.

System, method, and computer program product for determining one or more contact points between a pair of objects

A physics software development kit (PSDK) provides scalable physics content as a 'vertical' that defines one or more physics simulations for a graphics asset in a graphics scene. The vertical and the graphics asset may be provided in a verticals library associated with the PSDK or generated using the PSDK. The PSDK integrates the vertical into an existing graphics application to generate physically-realistic graphics content. The vertical may be scaled by a user according to the capabilities of a computer system that executes the PSDK or, alternatively, may be scaled by the PSDK based on received hardware capabilities information. The PSDK selectively offloads the physics simulations associated with the vertical to a physics processing unit to optimize usage of processor resources. In addition, the PSDK provides a technique to extract a graphics asset based on an existing 3D model of the object. The graphics asset may then be simulated with a vertical to provide a physical simulation of the 3D model of the object.

System for providing scalable physics content

A method for visually representing an object by simulating the object as a particle with fewer degrees of freedom than those visually represented comprises simulating an object as a particle having linear motion. The method also comprises deriving an angular component of the particle from the linear motion of the particle. The method also comprises representing the object visually based on the linear motion and the derived angular component of the particle.

Methods for simulating and visually representing objects using particles

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