Object movement simulation apparatus

DETAILED DESCRIPTION In view of the foregoing, it is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an object movement simulation apparatus capable of displaying a three-dimensional image in which a closest point and a collision point are easy to see, and a position relation among objects can be easily grasped.
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1 is a schematic diagram showing a functional structure of an object movement simulation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The object movement simulation apparatus according to the present invention comprises collision arithmetic means 100 and image producing means 200.
Likely, the first to fourth object movement simulation apparatuses, which will be described hereinafter, also basically has collision arithmetic means 100 and image producing means 200.
The collision arithmetic means 100 performs arithmetic including a detection of two closest points in accordance with information (object information) representative of a plurality of objects, among an object of interest of anyone of the plurality of objects and other objects excepting the object of interest, said two closest points consisting of a closest point on a closest object located closest to the object of interest with respect to the object of interest, and a closest point on the object of interest with respect to the closest object.
The image producing means 200 produces a three-dimensional image including a virtual object representative of a closest line coupling the two closest points to each other.
Of the object movement simulation apparatus according to the present invention having the basic structure as mentioned above, the first object movement simulation apparatus is characterized in that said image producing means 200 produces the three-dimensional image, where a viewpoint is moved in a direction vertical to the closest line, looking at the viewpoint after a movement.
Usually, in the event that the closest line is looked at the side, the closest line can be visually recognized in the best way