An Algorithmic Reflectance and Transmittance Model for Plant Tissue

dc.contributor.authorBaranoski, Gladimir V.G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRokne, Jon G.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-15T18:05:17Z
dc.date.available2015-02-15T18:05:17Z
dc.date.issued1997en_US
dc.description.abstractRecent developments in rendering have provided very realistic images. However, these images rarely show organic objects. We believe that one of the main difficulties of rendering these objects realistically is the lack of reflectance and transmittance models oriented to organic materials. In this paper an algorithmic reflectance and transmittance model for plant tissue oriented to computer graphics applications is presented. The model accounts for the three components of light propagation in plant tissues, namely surface reflectance, subsurface reflectance and transmittance, and mechanisms of light absorption by pigments present in these tissues. The model design is based on the available biological information, and it is controlled by a small number of biologically meaningful parameters. Its formulation, based on standard Monte Carlo techniques, guarantees its easy incorporation into most rendering systems. The spectral curves of reflectance and transmittance computed by the model are compared with measured curves from actual experiments.en_US
dc.description.number3en_US
dc.description.seriesinformationComputer Graphics Forumen_US
dc.description.volume16en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/1467-8659.00150en_US
dc.identifier.issn1467-8659en_US
dc.identifier.pagesC141-C150en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8659.00150en_US
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishers Ltd and the Eurographics Associationen_US
dc.titleAn Algorithmic Reflectance and Transmittance Model for Plant Tissueen_US
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