Animated Simulation of Control Systems Personal Computers

In this paper we apply computer visualization techniques such as computer (3D) graphics, animation, and photorealistic color rendering to the simulation of dynamical processes and control systems in limited-resource environment such as personal computers (PC) and workstations. A prototype 3D photorealistic animated simulation package AniSim for PC will be presented to demonstrate the feasibility and usefulness of animated simulation techniques for teaching and research purposes.