PARAMETRIC MODELING OF TRUNK-ROOT JUNCTIONS USING ASTROIDAL EXPANSION GEOMETRY

Karthik Mahesh Varadarajan

2011

Abstract

In the field of foliage or vegetation modeling for computer graphics, algorithms for parametric modeling of trees have largely focused on branching mechanisms with little emphasis on modeling the base of the trunk, especially the trunk-root junctions. Roots and trunk-root junctions that appear prominently above the ground in the case of many species of trees such as the Ficus macrophylla and the Picea sitchensis as a result of age and soil erosion are usually completely neglected by traditional trunk modeling methods. In this paper, we introduce a novel parametric modeling scheme to build such trunk-root junctions, while providing for an elegant framework to construct the bases of trunks and branches in order to provide better characterization for a variety of flora species. The paper also describes novel schemes for generating branch junctions and for rendering tree barks.

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in Harvard Style

Varadarajan K. (2011). PARAMETRIC MODELING OF TRUNK-ROOT JUNCTIONS USING ASTROIDAL EXPANSION GEOMETRY . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 1: GRAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2011) ISBN 978-989-8425-45-4, pages 94-99. DOI: 10.5220/0003324900940099


in Bibtex Style

@conference{grapp11,
author={Karthik Mahesh Varadarajan},
title={PARAMETRIC MODELING OF TRUNK-ROOT JUNCTIONS USING ASTROIDAL EXPANSION GEOMETRY},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 1: GRAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2011)},
year={2011},
pages={94-99},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003324900940099},
isbn={978-989-8425-45-4},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 1: GRAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2011)
TI - PARAMETRIC MODELING OF TRUNK-ROOT JUNCTIONS USING ASTROIDAL EXPANSION GEOMETRY
SN - 978-989-8425-45-4
AU - Varadarajan K.
PY - 2011
SP - 94
EP - 99
DO - 10.5220/0003324900940099