Windy trees: computing stress response for developmental tree models
Sören Pirk, Till Niese, Torsten Hädrich, Bedrich Benes, Oliver Deussen
In ACM Transactions on Graphics, 33(6), November 2014.
Abstract: We present a novel method for combining developmental tree models with turbulent wind fields. The tree geometry is created from internal growth functions of the developmental model and its response to external stress is induced by a physically-plausible wind field that is simulated by Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH). Our tree models are dynamically evolving complex systems that (1) react in real-time to high-frequent changes of the wind simulation; and (2) adapt to long-term wind stress. We extend this process by wind-related effects such as branch breaking as well as bud abrasion and drying. In our interactive system the user can adjust the parameters of the growth model, modify wind properties and resulting forces, and define the tree's long-term response to wind. By using graphics hardware, our implementation runs at interactive rates for moderately large scenes composed of up to 20 tree models.
Article URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2661229.2661252
BibTeX format:
@article{Pirk:2014:WTC,
  author = {Sören Pirk and Till Niese and Torsten Hädrich and Bedrich Benes and Oliver Deussen},
  title = {Windy trees: computing stress response for developmental tree models},
  journal = {ACM Transactions on Graphics},
  volume = {33},
  number = {6},
  pages = {204:1--204:11},
  month = nov,
  year = {2014},
}
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