Shandong University Noseleaf Bat Flight Research
Worked with the School of Physics at Shandong University, China and the Department of Mechanical Engineer at Virginia Tech to recreate an anatomically accurate 3D model of a Hipposideros Armiger and simulate its flight and noseleaf movements. Over a period of 2 months, I worked with engineer students to study the behavior and movements of the Hipposideros Armiger and motion capture its flight and 360 degree turns in our flight tunnel. The end result of accurate wing flaps and noseleaf movements were achieved with a combined technique of point matching and hand animation clean up in Maya.
The head of a dead specimen being processed within RealityCapture after photogrammetry was done.
The body of a dead speciment being processed within Reality Capture after photogrammetry was done.
Wing membranes were separated in order to apply Ncloth simulation effectively.
Ncloth simulation applied to different pieces of the wing membranes and were then later stitched back onto the main body along the edges of the geometry.
Early Ncloth simulation tests to tweak the cloth properties.
Closeup of the Retoplogized noseleaf and bat head in Maya using Quad-draw.
Bat wing 1
Bat wing 2
Bat wing 3
Bat wing 4