Graphics Specification for Graphical Requirements for Computer-Aided Control System Design

摘要

The report on graphics for computer-aided control system design (CACSD) is intended to specify the graphics requirements for CACSD and to suggest a method for meeting those requirements. This assumes that there is some basic set of graphical capabilities that is generally useful to the computer-aided control systems community. Given some agreement on that set of capabilities, the problem then is to determine the best way to meet those needs. In the report, current uses of graphics in control system design are considered in order to determine graphical requirements for a CACSD package. An overview of existing graphical capabilities is outlined, including display hardware capabilities, the current efforts at graphics standardization, and graphics software packages. The requirements and capabilities are used to suggest various options for including graphics in CACSD software packages. Finally, a specification for CACSD graphics software is outlined. (ERA citation 09:009208)