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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 1994
Filed:
Sep. 16, 1992
Jason T Rice, Arlington, TX (US);
Hughes Training, Inc., Arlington, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of generating dynamically altering images which are capable of simulating fluid effects in real-time on a static scene. The method includes the steps of loading a plurality of graphical components, and repeatedly applying each of these graphical components to a texture map in a sequence of toroidally incremented locations at a predetermined repetition rate to create a texture map overlay for each of a plurality of scene frames. Each of these toroidally incremented locations are determined by a non-linear combination of a linear offset vector and the location of the last graphical component that has been applied. Then, each of the plurality of scene frames are transmitted to a visual projection device at a predetermined frame rate in order to display the dynamically altering images.