Visualization tool for the scientist/engineer

Perry A. Appino; Edward J. Farrell; Jack A. Mandelman; Thomas D. Linton Jr.

doi:10.1117/12.19970

1 August 1990 Visualization tool for the scientist/engineer

Perry A. Appino, Edward J. Farrell, Jack A. Mandelman, Thomas D. Linton Jr.

Proceedings Volume 1259, Extracting Meaning from Complex Data: Processing, Display, Interaction; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19970
Event: Electronic Imaging: Advanced Devices and Systems, 1990, Santa Clara, CA, United States

Abstract

Continuing advances in supercomputer technology give the scientist/engineer the ability to run increasingly complex computational experiments and simulations. Gaining insight from the flood of simulation resuits is a difficult task for the scientist. This paper presents the Visual interpretation System (VIS), an easy to use, interactive, discipline-independent tool for understanding multidimensional data sets. Components of the VIS are a database manager, a user interface, and a visualization manager. The database manager facilitates discipline-independent visualization and lets the scientist manipulate data with familiar names and attributes. The visualization manager uses an optical model to generate 3D images with a variety of options including opaque and transparent structures, cutouts, and region highlighting. The effectiveness ofthe VIS is demonstrated using data from a 3D simulation of a transistor device.

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Perry A. Appino, Edward J. Farrell, Jack A. Mandelman, and Thomas D. Linton Jr. "Visualization tool for the scientist/engineer", Proc. SPIE 1259, Extracting Meaning from Complex Data: Processing, Display, Interaction, (1 August 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19970

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