Many data‐driven animation techniques are capable of producing high quality motions of
human characters. Few techniques, however, are capable of generating motions that are …

This paper applies trajectory-based optimization techniques to the synthesis of quadruped
motions. The animator specifies hard constraints, consisting of footprint locations and their …

This paper presents a new technique for computing collision-free navigation motions from
task-level commands for animated human characters in interactive virtual environments. The …

In many constrained environments, precise control of foot placement during character
locomotion is crucial to avoid collisions and to ensure a natural locomotion. In this paper, we …

This paper presents a human walking model built from experimental data based on a wide
range of normalized velocities. The model is structured in two levels. At a first level, global …

A device is described for simulating pedestrian movement in virtual reality. The device is
based on the concept of “sufficient motion,” in which the simulator affords just enough …

We present a novel approach for interactively synthesizing motions for characters navigating
in complex environments. We focus on the runtime efficiency for motion generation, thereby …

Advances in computing hardware, software, and network technology have enabled a new
class of interactive applications involving 3D animated characters to become increasingly …

We present an efficient spacetime optimization method to automatically generate animations
for a general volumetric, elastically deformable body. Our approach can model the …

Synthetising realistic animations of human figures should benefit from both a priori
biomechanical knowledge on human motion and physically-based simulation techniques …