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German-Dutch Wind Tunnels Launch Visualization Tool based on Data Visualization
Software from Advanced Visual Systems
Advanced Visual Systems, Inc. today announced the deployment of sophisticated
data visualization software for the German-Dutch Wind Tunnels (DNW),
based on AVS's Gsharp software. DNW operates the aeronautical wind
tunnels of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Dutch National
Aerospace Laboratory (NLR).
Between them, DLR and NLR offer eight different specialized wind tunnels.
The facilities host aerodynamic and aero-acoustic testing of scale-model commercial
and military aircraft, spacecraft, helicopters, and ground vehicles;
tests include measurement of craft steadiness, noise, ground effects,
and even drop impact.
To present and understand their test results, DNW had been using an internally
developed visualization system, but recently transitioned to Gsharp
for several reasons, explained John Stringer, AVS engineer.
"First, AVS offers service personnel with significant visualization expertise
as well as a customer-centric approach to custom development," Stringer said.
"Second, by starting with Gsharp and using highly experienced personnel, rather
than developing a completely new application, DNW reduced its time to productive
visualization. Further, Gsharp is available for UNIX, Windows and VMS systems
and will always be ported to current OS versions."
Gsharp is a comprehensive tool that makes it easy to assemble and produce sophisticated
technical graphics for both print and the Web. Gsharp's high-quality graphics exceeded DNW's
expectations; in addition, Gsharp easily integrated DNW's legacy C and FORTRAN code for data
acquisition.
DNW's custom Gsharp application allows engineers to select the data of interest
interactively, lay out plots of that data including selection of data points and
tests to be plotted, and to provide real-time updates to on-line versions of the
resulting charts. The application also supports multiple displays of the data from
one master terminal.
Wiekie Kollen, DNW software engineer, commented, "DNW has enjoyed a tremendous
increase in productivity thanks to the Gsharp-based application, including radically
shortened response time to customer requests for visualizations and information.
Common management allows our multiple facilities to offer a range of test capabilities
along with a vast shared knowledge and skill base as well as cooperative
research and development. Our relationship with AVS's Professional
Services team is an important part of that offering."
About Advanced Visual Systems
Advanced Visual Systems (AVS) is an international leader in data visualization
software and solutions that enable computer users to experience
and interact with all types of business, scientific and engineering
data. AVS offers a complete line of products that bring information
to life on all major computing platforms using the latest in graphics,
Web-based and collaborative technologies. AVS is dedicated to helping
clients in nearly every industry speed the process of data analysis
and decision-making. For more information on AVS call (781) 890-4300,
write to info@avs.com.
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