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The purpose of this thesis is to develop an automated technique for controlling the animation of computer-generated cars for the application of motorsports, also known as car racing. The basic idea is similar to previous work simulating flocks of birds and schools of fish. This simulation system provides a behavior model for each car and driver in a group of cars that enables them to race on a track while avoiding collisions. The technique is implemented using a commercial software package, called MAYA, utilizing its scripting language and built-in dynamics engine. While not a complete real-world dynamic simulation, the cars exhibit realism in both racing behavior and in visual motion attributes. This system allows the animator to control the number of vehicles, their properties, and their general path using an interactive interface. The automated technique replaces manual animation of each individual car and expedites production for animation or live-action effects film that includes computer-generated racing cars.

Thesis (M.A.) - Carleton University, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (p.68-71). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

published_or_final_version / Transport Policy and Planning / Master / Master of Arts in Transport Policy and Planning

This thesis addresses the development of a methodology to determine primary safety strategy with respect to the choice of appropriate technological solutions to the problem of accidents in cars. In motorised societies in the 1990s, road accidents are a major cause of loss of life, injury and property damage. Motor manufacturers have increasingly been concerned with reducing the effects of accidents and have recently been developing technologies to attempt to reduce the number of accidents on the roads. Traditionally, these technologies have been transferred from other domains into vehicles, (principally from aerospace). Two problems however exist with this approach. Firstly, developing solutions on the basis of what is technologically feasible may ignore the requirements of the drivers in terms of systems that would actually be of benefit whilst driving. In part, this is due to an incomplete understanding of the reasons why drivers have accidents in cars. Secondly, motor manufacturers are faced with an ever increasing number of potential systems that they may develop and eventually implement in cars. Currently, they have no methodology to determine which of these systems, if any, should be researched or developed further. This thesis addresses both of these issues. Firstly, a large scale questionnaire survey was conducted using a population of recently accident involved drivers drawn from the insurance group of a major motor manufacturer. The survey was designed to obtain information from drivers pertaining to the reasons for the occurrence of their accident. This information was more detailed than had previously been gained from drivers after they have been involved in accidents in cars. This data was built upon in the second study of the thesis, which used real life accident data to develop a methodology to determine safety strategy for a motor manufacturer. Focus groups using a variety of employees of the motor manufacturer were employed to correlate accident scenarios with a series of functionally defined accident countermeasures. When combined with quantitative data from the questionnaire survey, assessments of the overall efficacy of the countermeasures could be deduced. From this, an outline strategy for primary safety system development was deduced.

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Thesis (M.S.) -- Central Connecticut State University, 1999. / Thesis advisor: Susan Vial. [In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science for the Department of Art.]

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2004. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 281-293).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--West Virginia University, 2009. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains viii, 162 p. : ill. (some col.). Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 138-142).

Universiẗat, Diss., 2002--Stuttgart.