Patent №
US 6,407,748
Granted
2002-06-18
Filed 1998
Owner
SANDIA CORPORATION
Lab
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AI components
2
evo · hardware
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
09062333
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for modeling interactions that overcomes drawbacks. The method of the present invention comprises representing two bodies undergoing translations by two swept volume representations. Interactions such as nearest approach and collision can be modeled based on the swept body representations. The present invention is more robust and allows faster modeling than previous methods.
AI classification
Ownership
SANDIA CORPORATION
assignment · 109590798
Assignors
XAVIER, PATRICK G.
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