Designing visualization software for ships and robotic vehicles

Kurt D. Schwehr; Alexander Derbes; Laurence Edwards; Laurent Nguyen; Eric Zbinden

doi:10.1117/12.587085

11 March 2005 Designing visualization software for ships and robotic vehicles

Kurt D. Schwehr, Alexander Derbes, Laurence Edwards, Laurent Nguyen, Eric Zbinden

Proceedings Volume 5669, Visualization and Data Analysis 2005; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.587085
Event: Electronic Imaging 2005, 2005, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

One of the challenges of visualization software design is providing real-time tools capable of concurrently displaying data that varies temporally and in scale from kilometers to micrometers, such as the data prevalent in planetary exploration and deep-sea marine research. The Viz software developed by NASA Ames and the additions of the X-Core extensions solve this problem by providing a flexible framework for rapidly developing visualization software capable of accessing and displaying large dynamic data sets. This paper describes the Viz/X-Core design and illustrates the operation of both systems over a number of deployments ranging from marine research to Martian exploration. Highlights include a 2002 integration with live ship operations and the Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity.

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Kurt D. Schwehr, Alexander Derbes, Laurence Edwards, Laurent Nguyen, and Eric Zbinden "Designing visualization software for ships and robotic vehicles", Proc. SPIE 5669, Visualization and Data Analysis 2005, (11 March 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.587085

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