Collision Detection Links

This is a collection of various links about collision detection and related topics.
We try to update this list from time to time. If you find any broken links, or if you know other important links, please contact us.

Link	Note
Collision Detection on Wikipedia	Wikipedia article.
GAMMA research group	Website contains a brief description of several libraries.
Geometry Algorithms	Collection of geometry algorithms: clipping, intersections, etc.
Homepage of Stephen Cameron	Stephen Cameron implemented an enhanced version of the GJK algorithm.
Molly Rocket GJK Forum	Forum about collision detection. There is also a video explaining the GJK algorithm!
realtimecollisiondetection.net	Homepage accompanying the book "Real-Time Collision Detection" by Christer Ericson.
http://www.pfirth.co.uk/	Introduction to collision detection. The Minkowski difference and the collision detection algorithms are explained with nice applets.

 

Collision Detection Libraries

Link	Note
Bullet Continuous Collision Detection and Physics Library	Open Source (ZLib License).
D-Collide	Open Source (BSD-style)
DEEP
FAST	Interactive Continuous Collision Detection for Non-Convex Polyhedra, based on SWIFT++.
FreeSOLID
GIMPACT	Open Source (LGPL, BSD or ZLib). Integrated to Bullet an ODE.
H-COLLIDE	For haptic interaction.
I-Collide	For convex polyhedra. SWIFT provides more functionality and should be used instead of I-Collide.
IMMPACT	Partitioning and handling massive models composed of millions of geometric primitives.
OPCODE
PIVOT	Using GPU acceleration.
PQP
QuickCD
RAPID
SOLID
SWIFT
SWIFT++	Extension of SWIFT.
V-Clip	Free for non-commercial use.
V-Collide

Many physics engines use their own collision detection library. Click here for a list of physics engines.