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Animating plant growth in L‐system by parametric functional symbols
Author(s) -
Rodkaew Yodthong,
ChuaiAree Somporn,
Siripant Suchada,
Lursinsap Chidchanok,
Chongstitvatana Prabhas
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
international journal of intelligent systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.291
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1098-111X
pISSN - 0884-8173
DOI - 10.1002/int.10147
Subject(s) - parameterized complexity , set (abstract data type) , computer science , parametric statistics , parametric equation , position (finance) , component (thermodynamics) , plant growth , algorithm , mathematics , parametric model , geometry , botany , statistics , physics , finance , biology , economics , thermodynamics , programming language
This article proposes an animating system for plant growth in the Lindenmayer (L) system in which alphabets are parameterized to the length, size, and position of each component of the plant. The growth rate is approximated by sigmoidal curves. To achieve a realistic leaf shape, a set of shape functions is used to transform a skeleton of primary branches into the final shape. Genetic algorithm (GA) is used to fit the shape's parameters. Modeling of the soybean is shown. The developments of plant growth are smooth and natural as well as realistic. This prototype can be used to generate a realistic model of any plant based on the L‐system. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.