Creation of flexible anthropomorphic models for 3D videoconferencing using shape from silhouettes

Journal of Visualization and Computer Animation

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 145-154

  Weik, S ^a   Wingbermuhle J ^b   Niem, W ^b  

^a Leibniz Universität Hannover   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anthropomorphic modelling; Flexible deformation; Shape from silhouettes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005287687     PISSN: 10498907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-1778(200007)11:3<145::AID-VIS226>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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