Apparatus and method for dynamic modeling of an object

A method for dynamic modeling of an object having material points therein, comprising the steps of:

• a. receiving a first plurality of signals from a sensor, each signal corresponding to a respective material point, the object having a first object shape and a second object shape;
• b. providing a volumetric model representative of the object, the model having a plurality of parameters, selected ones of the plurality of parameters being functions, the plurality of parameters corresponding to at least a portion of a shape of the model;
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• c. adapting the plurality of parameters from a first model shape to a second model shape responsive to the first plurality of signals, the first model shape corresponding with the first object shape and the second model shape corresponding with the second object shape, the step of adapting producing at least one of dynamic object shape modeling, dynamic object motion modeling, object shape estimation, and object motion analysis.