A particle-based mechanistic model for drape simulation
Abstract
This paper presents a particle-based model for cloth drape simulation. Compared to its precursors, the present model employs the corotational framework. Using the framework and some commonly employed assumptions for large-displacement but small-strain problems, the tensile, trellising and bending energy of the fabric cloth are derived. By taking derivative of the total internal energy with respect to the displacement variables, a system of nonlinear equations can be obtained. It can be noted that these equations are considerably simpler than that of the conventional particle-based models. A few examples are examined and the predicted results conform well with our daily perception of fabric drapes.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques
3D Shape Modeling and Analysis
Human Motion and Animation
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Computational Methods in Engineering and Science
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Pages
- 231–238
- Publication date
- 24 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter