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Simulating Physics at Interactive Rates (SPIR)

  • Project leader: Dinesh K. Pai (UBC Computer Science)
  • Project Description:

    We are developing mathematical models and effective numerical algorithms for simulating physical systems at interactive rates. Such simulations are now critically important in several industrial applications, ranging from medical simulation for training to computer animation for games and feature films.

    Interactive simulation has its roots in traditional scientific computing, but it differs from the usual approaches in important ways. One aspect is the prevalence of real time constraints in driving the simulation. Our models employ real time I/O from a human user or from sensors. A second aspect is the central role of inexpensive parallel processors that have been recently developed for computer games and 3D graphics. These new computer architectures require new types of mathematical models and simulation algorithms.