ISO/IEC 19774 — Humanoid animation (H-Anim)

3 Definitions

For the purposes of this International Standard, the following definitions apply.

3.1
avatar

virtual character serving as the representative of a real character

3.2
displacer

specification of movement restrictions for an H-Anim figure

3.3
end effector

site for use by inverse kinematics systems

3.4
H-Anim figure

articulated 3D representation that depicts an animated character

3.5
humanoid

single H-anim figure

3.6
joint

position in an H-Anim figure where articulation may occur

3.7
level of articulation

number of joints in an H-Anim figure

3.8
representation systems

system capable of displaying and manipulating H-Anim figures

3.9
segment

portion of an H-Anim figure that represents its geometry and appearance

3.10
site

location of semantic interest within an H-Anim figure