Simulation of Flexible Tubes in VR

Abstract. We present a Virtual Reality application enabling interactive, physically correct simulation of tube-like flexible objects. Our objective was to describe flexible objects by a set of parameters (length, diameter and material constants) instead of rigid geometry (triangle meshes) and to give the user the possibility to add, delete and manipulate those flexible objects in a stereo projected environment in real-time.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: ISVC
• Authors: Florian Mannuß, André Hinkenjann, Gernot Goebbels, Martin Göbel
• Keywords: ISVC 2007, Tube-like flexible Objects, Virtual Reality Application, flexible Objects