creatureSim

Physics simulation of creatures interacting with environment

Download Instructions

1. Download the repo
2. Run main.py

Requires python 3.5 or newer.

Requires numpy 1.17 or newer (honestly, older probably works too).

Displaying animations requires VPython 7.5 or newer.

Saving animations as GIFs requires Pillow 7.0 or newer and Vpython.

Concepts

• A creature is an object that can move.
• A physState is the physical location of the creature and all its limbs.
• A pose is the relative state of all the objects the creature can move. For example, standing up is a pose.
• A walkCycle is a repeating list of poses that the creature uses to move

Major Tasks TODO

• learning algorithm for walkCycles
• speed up physics
• consistently measure execution times

Known Bugs Surprise Features

• strange positioning before and after animations
• no friction between body and ground
• creatures do not have souls

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Niraj did this