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Hardware-Based Adaptive Terrain Mesh Using Temporal Coherence for Real-Time Landscape Visualization

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  • Eun-Seok Lee

    (Computer Science and Information Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea)

  • Byeong-Seok Shin

    (Computer Science and Information Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea)

Abstract

In general, changes in society or the environment are expected depending on changes in terrain. The faster and more accurately these terrain changes can be observed, the faster and more accurately predictions can be made. Recently, three-dimensional (3D) terrain visualization programs, such as flight simulation, allow for interaction with various datasets to predict ecosystem influences in real time. Elaborate terrain data require a very large capacity. To render these large terrain data, the computing power of graphics devices cannot always satisfy the real-time conditions. Consequently, a large number of graphics devices in computing systems need to be replaced on a periodic basis. As the industry evolves, the replacement cycle of graphic devices shortens. To solve this problem, we present a novel acceleration approach for generating an adaptive terrain mesh using temporal coherence. By using our method, it is possible to prevent artifacts such as frame drop or screen flickering due to lack of computing power of the GPU in a specific viewing condition. Instead of generating the new terrain mesh on every frame, our method reuses the detail level of terrain mesh that was used in a previous frame. Therefore, it can maintain the frame coherency and improve the rendering speed. This allows the proposed method to more quickly provide more detailed information about the terrain to predict environmental changes more accurately on existing equipment. Thus, the proposed method can reduce the need to frequently replace GPUs. The proposed method can guarantee sufficient performance even with a resilient graphic device and can effectively slow down the replacement period of existing equipment.

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  • Eun-Seok Lee & Byeong-Seok Shin, 2019. "Hardware-Based Adaptive Terrain Mesh Using Temporal Coherence for Real-Time Landscape Visualization," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(7), pages 1-18, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:11:y:2019:i:7:p:2137-:d:221468
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