A menu-driven graphical analysis system for examining aerodynamic data

摘要

Graphical analysis techniques are beneficial for examining the results of the experimental and computational methods of aerodynamics. The primary reason for developing graphical analysis tools is to increase the productivity of researchers who are attempting to gain physical insight from large quantities of data. The problem with many graphical analysis systems, however, is that they are too difficult to use effectively, unless the user is willing to devote a large amount of time learning to use the tool. In addition, many graphical analysis systems suffer from lack of portability due to the use of nonstandard graphics languages. The purpose of this project was to develop a user-friendly, menu-driven interface which would unite a number of color graphics tools used for examination of aerodynamic data into a complete graphical analysis system, based on the X-Windows graphics/windowing standard.