The motion dynamics of snakes and worms

  • Authors:
  • Gavin S. P. Miller

  • Affiliations:
  • Alias Research Inc., 110 Richmond St. East, Toronto, Canada, M5C 1P1

  • Venue:
  • SIGGRAPH '88 Proceedings of the 15th annual conference on Computer graphics and interactive techniques
  • Year:
  • 1988

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Abstract

Legless figures such as snakes and worms are modelled as mass-spring systems. Muscle contractions are simulated by animating the spring tensions. Directional friction due to the surface structure is included in the dynamic model and legless figure locomotion results. Various modes of locomotion are described.