Rigid body contact problems using proximal operators

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Abstract

Iterative methods are popular for solving contact force problems in rigid body dynamics. They are loved for their robustness and surrounded by mystery as to whether they converge or not. We provide a mathematical foundation for iterative (PROX) schemes based on proximal operators. This is a class of iterative Jacobi and blocked Gauss–Seidel variants that theoretically proven always converge and provides a exible plug and play framework for exploring dierent friction laws. We provide a portfolio of experience for choosing r-Factor strategies for such schemes and we analyze the distribution of convergence behaviors. Our results indicate the Gauss-Seidel variant is superior in terms of delivering predictable convergence behaviour and hence should be preferred over Jacobi variants. Our results also suggest that Global r-Factor strategies are better for structured stacking scenarios and can achieve absolute convergence in more cases.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the ACM SIGGRAPH / Eurographics Symposium on Computer Animation
Number of pages12
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Publication date28 Jul 2017
Article number13
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-4503-5091-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Jul 2017
Event16th ACM SIGGRAPH / Eurographics Symposium on Computer Animation - UCLA Campus, Los Angeles, United States
Duration: 28 Jun 201730 Jun 2017
Conference number: 16

Conference

Conference16th ACM SIGGRAPH / Eurographics Symposium on Computer Animation
Number16
LocationUCLA Campus
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLos Angeles
Period28/06/201730/06/2017

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