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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2010
Applicants:
Eitan Grinspun, New York, NY (US);
David Harmon, New York, NY (US);
Rasmus Tamstorf, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Paul E. Vouga, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Eitan Grinspun, New York, NY (US);
David Harmon, New York, NY (US);
Rasmus Tamstorf, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Paul E. Vouga, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/60 (2006.01); G06F 17/10 (2006.01); G06G 7/48 (2006.01); G06F 17/50 (2006.01); G06F 17/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/5009 (2013.01); G06F 17/50 (2013.01); G06F 17/5018 (2013.01); G06F 17/12 (2013.01); G06F 2217/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide methods enabling reliable simulation of objects in contact scenarios. Embodiments of the invention utilize methods providing three parameter-independent guarantees. According to embodiments of the invention, simulations of well-posed problems: have no interpenetrations; obey causality, momentum and energy conservation laws; and complete in finite time.