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The problem of collision detection is fundamental to interactive applications such as computer animation and virtual environments. In these fields, prompt recognition of possible impacts is important for computing real-time response. However, existing algorithms do not eliminate non-interfence objects efficiently. This paper presents a practical algorithm to quickly eliminate most non-interference convex polyhedra when their bounding boxes overlap. The idea is to search for a proper separating plane between two polyhedra and cache this plane as a witness for the next time step. Temporal and geometric coherences are exploited in this algorithm so that it runs in expected constant time.
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Chung, K., Wang, W. (1996). Quick Elimination of Non-Interference Polytopes in Virtual Environments. In: Göbel, M., David, J., Slavik, P., van Wijk, J.J. (eds) Virtual Environments and Scientific Visualization ’96. Eurographics. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-7488-3_7
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