CS206 Assignment 2
Articulated Figure Motion
J. Scott Hofmann
For Assignment2 I implemented a 4-DOF (x, y, z, facing) body with 1-DOF
arms and legs. The figure walks using a compass gait and orients itself
to point in the direction of motion. In addition, the gait frequency
adjusts itself based on the torso velocity - it will only "take a step"
if it's travelled enough distance to merit it. While this is not as good
as scripting foot placements using an inverse kinematics system, it does
help preventing the "moon walk" effect. The figure follows a catmull-rom
spline path displayed in yellow with cyan hemi-spheres denoting the control
point locations.
Click on the image below to get an MPEG movie of the motion.
J. Scott Hofmann
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Last modified: Wed Oct 14 15:50:19 EDT 1998