Abstract

Radiosity has been used to create some of the most photorealistic computer-generated images to date. The problem, however, is that radiosity algorithms are so computationally and memory expensive that few applications can employ them successfully. Form factor calculation is the most costly part of the process. This report describes an algorithm for using the finite element method to reduce the amount of time that is used in the form factor calculation portion of the radiosity algorithm. This technique for form factor calculation significantly reduces the number of projections done at each iteration by using shape functions to determine the distribution of a form factor across the surface of a patch and thus greatly reduces total run time.

Graduation Date

1995

Semester

Summer

Advisor

Guha, Ratan K.

Degree

Master of Science (M.S.)

College

College of Arts and Sciences

Department

Computer Science

Degree Program

Computer Science

Format

PDF

Language

English

Rights

Written permission granted by copyright holder to the University of Central Florida Libraries to digitize and distribute for nonprofit, educational purposes.

Length of Campus-only Access

None

Access Status

Masters Thesis (Open Access)

Identifier

DP0011926

Contributor (Linked data)

Ratan K. Guha (Q58335903)

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