Fast insertion-based optimization of bounding volume hierarchies

Computer Graphics Forum

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 85-100

  Bittner, Jiří ^a   Hapala, Michal ^a   Havran, Vlastimil ^a  

^a CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

BVH; ray tracing; surface area heuristics

Indexed keywords

COSTS; OPTIMIZATION; RAY TRACING;

ARCHITECTURAL SCENES; BOUNDING VOLUME HIERARCHIES; BOUNDING-VOLUME HIERARCHY; FAST OPTIMIZATIONS; INDIVIDUAL OBJECTS; SURFACE AREA; SURFACE AREA HEURISTIC; TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES;

HEURISTIC METHODS;

EID: 84874935348     PISSN: 01677055     EISSN: 14678659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cgf.12000     Document Type: Article

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