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A Practical Model for Realistic Butterfly Flight Simulation

Qiang Chen, Tingsong Lu, Yang Tong, Guoliang Luo, Xiaogang Jin, Zhigang Deng

As one of ubiquitous insects on the earth, butterflies are also widely-known
for inspiring thrill resonance with their elegant and peculiar flights. However, realistically modeling and simulating butterfly flights, in particular, for real-time graphics and animation applications, remains an under-explored problem. In this paper we propose an efficient and practical model to simulate butterfly flights. Specifically, we first model a butterfly with parametric maneuvering functions, including wing-abdomen interaction. Then, we simulate dynamic maneuvering control of the butterfly through our force-based model that includes both the aerodynamics force and the vortex force. Through many simulation experiments and comparisons, we demonstrate that our method can efficiently simulate realistic butterfly flight motions in various real-world settings.

A Practical Model for Realistic Butterfly Flight Simulation

Posted by christopherbatty on April 12th, 2022 Posted in Uncategorized
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