Automatic creation of flexible antropomorphic models for 3D videoconferencing

Proceedings - Computer Graphics International, CGI 1998

Volumn 1998-January, Issue , 1998, Pages 520-527

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

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antropomorphic modeling; Flexible deformation; Shape from silhouette

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; DEFORMATION; MESH GENERATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; VIDEO CONFERENCING;

AUTOMATIC CREATIONS; EFFICIENT SURFACE; FLEXIBLE DEFORMATION; INTERIOR SKELETON STRUCTURES; REAL IMAGE DATA; SHAPE-FROM-SILHOUETTE; VIDEOCONFERENCING APPLICATIONS; VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEMS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 84992240969     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CGI.1998.694305     Document Type: Conference Paper

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