Real-Time Rope Model Suitable for Game Engine Usage

This thesis attempts to lay a foundation for producing a real-time rope model suitable for game engine usage. The model presented here is only one of the many possible approaches in modeling a rope. The basic premise used was derived from Erkin Tunca's source code. The concept is then attempted on the Open Dynamics Engine (ODE) built by Russell Smith. This work shows promise but much still needs to be done. This thesis only scratches the surface on the subject. In addition, ODE is primarily designed for (articulated) rigid bodies. Therefore, the next step is to create a deformable body (the rope) in ODE.Naval Postgraduate School Monterey CA is the author of 'Real-Time Rope Model Suitable for Game Engine Usage', published 2004 under ISBN 9781423519553 and ISBN 1423519558.