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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2002
Applicants:
Oliver Strunk, Dublin, IE;
Thomas Liss, Kranzberg, DE;
Oliver Gross, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Telekinesys Research Limited, , IE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06G 7/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Contact of rigid bodies is simulated with friction. A contact point is determined as a mid point between closest points on each body. An integrated relative velocity (IRV) vector is computed, and is minimized by applying forces to both bodies. If the IRV value exceeds a threshold the bodies are deemed to be sliding. Non-penetration constraint and friction values are determined in separate processes and the output of one is fed to the other.