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Physically Based Simulation - University of Southern California

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Damping<br />

• Springs are not completely elastic<br />

• They absorb some <strong>of</strong> the energy and tend to<br />

decrease the velocity <strong>of</strong> the mass points attached to<br />

them<br />

• Damping force depends on the velocity:<br />

! !<br />

F =<br />

! k v d<br />

• k d = damping coefficient<br />

• k d different than k Hook !!<br />

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