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Tree Modeling Method Based on Principle of Plant Apical Dominance

  

  1. (College of Information Engineering, Huanghuai University, Zhumadian 463000, China)
  • Received:2017-06-29 Online:2018-03-08 Published:2018-03-09

Abstract: Based on plant’s self-organizing modeling thought, a novel modeling method of trees’ basic growth unit—bud competing for light is proposed. This method consists of three parts: growth environment computing, resource allocation and growth simulation, which is easy to understand and operate. The experimental simulations show that the generated image is lifelike and natural, meanwhile apical dominance, geotropism and phototropism phenomena can be simulated just by several parameters. This paper provides a new idea for trees’ modeling in virtual world.

Key words:  trees, modeling, light competition, plant apical dominance

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