MONFRC: Software for the Graphical Display of Parameters and Data in the Low Speed Wind Tunnel Data Acquisition System

摘要

The Data Acquisition System in the Low Speed Wind Tunnel involves the measurement, recording, processing and displaying of wind tunnel test data. As part of this system, a software package called MONFRC was developed to display in real time, all parameters and data relevant to a wind tunnel test. The software was coded using the C programming langauge with OpenOL and GLUT libraries in the X Windows envfronment to provide the user with animated graphical gauges. This created a user-friendly interface to assist operators with monitoring wind tunnel information on the screen. Warnings and alarms have been implemented to alert the operator when particular parameters exceed user- defined limits. The contents of the screen can be customised for the type of wind tunnel test being undertaken.