Simulating tree growth based on internal and environmental factors

  • Authors:
  • Zhuming Lam;Scott A. King

  • Affiliations:
  • Allied Press Ltd, Dunedin, New Zealand;Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, Texas

  • Venue:
  • GRAPHITE '05 Proceedings of the 3rd international conference on Computer graphics and interactive techniques in Australasia and South East Asia
  • Year:
  • 2005

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Abstract

This paper describes a method using L-systems that models tree growth based on the interaction of the tree's internal attributes with themselves and with environmental conditions. Modeled components include chemical flow and water distribution within the tree, phototropism, space tropism, energy generation and usage, weight support, and self-pruning.Our system is described and many results are presented which show how the individual factors affect tree growth, and also how they interact with each other.