Patent ID: 8026911
Filing Date: 2011-09-27
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. A method of generating a synthesized image of a hair, wherein the synthesized image of the hair includes the representation of the hair lying in a plane, the method comprising: calculating with a computer the shape of the hair by applying a behavioral relationship determining the shape of the hair as a function of at least one physical parameter linked to a mechanical property of the hair, the at least one parameter comprising an ellipticity of the hair, wherein the behavioral relationship is given by the minimization of the following function: where α=Lk 0 and β=K/gμL 3 , and where L designates a length of the hair, k 0 a spontaneous curvature, K a bending moment, μ a linear density and g acceleration due to gravity, {tilde over (s)} a curvilinear abscissa relative to the length of the hair, {tilde over (k)} a local curvature relative to the length and {tilde over (z)} a height relative to the length; and producing an image of the hair of the shape that has been calculated in this way.