Chapter 4: Simulating a Deformable Object Using a Surface Mass Spring System

Abstract

This paper introduces volume springs that provide the volume effect to a surface model when it is deformed. The estimation of the properties of the model takes the real material properties into consideration, where each spring stiffness is derived based on the elasticity, rigidity and compressibility modulus. The proposed model can be adopted to simulate soft objects such as a deformable human breast, and it can be further extended to address other material properties.