Positioning Human Body Models with Lagrange Multipliers Sira Limited University College London

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Amos, Gideon, author.

Conference Name:

Digital Human Modeling For Design And Engineering Conference And Exposition (1999-05-18 : Hague, Netherlands)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1999

Summary:

This paper describes a method for interactive manipulation of digital human models using the Lagrange multiplier method to simulate their motion under the approximation of first order dynamics, where F = mν. This method provides a natural framework for mixing rigid constraints with flexible goals in both Cartesian and joint space. Features like gravity and contact can thus be incorporated according to strict mathematical principles. We have implemented such a system for the specific task of positioning vehicle occupant models. Although the Lagrange multiplier method for solving constrained dynamics is well documented, its utility in this context has not been widely recognised

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Publisher Number:

1999-01-1917

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