Title :
A "Change \´n Play" Software Architecture Integrating CAD, CAE and Immersive Real-Time Environments
Author_Institution :
Virtual & Augmented Reality, Fraunhofer IGD, Darmstadt, Germany
Abstract :
This paper presents a "change\´n play" software architecture in order to realize user-centric aspects for, integrated engineering analysis tasks within immersive environments. The proposed architecture has been designed to enable conceptual simulations performed on an engineering mock-up. Major attention is given to the realization of modules and functionalities going far beyond traditional post-processing capabilities, establishing a user centric problem solving environment. It allows closed turn-around simulation-to-visualization loops as well as an inclusion of traditional point-and-click legacy systems, steered from an immersive environment and providing interchangeable mechanism. Existing research work addresses only different aspects, even worse neither does provide a holistic approach nor does show on how to actually do it. Aim of this paper is therefore, to propose and develop an architectural blueprint, supporting "what-if" reasoning with respect to preliminary design analysis objectives: Executed within one single point of access and based on a distributed, hybrid 2D legacy system/VR interactive environment.
Keywords :
CAD; computer aided engineering; software architecture; virtual reality; CAD; CAE; change ´n play software architecture; immersive environments; immersive real-time environments; integrated engineering analysis; point-and-click legacy systems; simulation-to-visualization loops; user centric problem solving environment; Adaptation models; Computer aided engineering; Data visualization; Design automation; Real time systems; Solid modeling; Visualization; CAD/CAE Integration; Conceptual Simulations; Software Architecture; Virtual Reality; What-If Analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Aided Design and Computer Graphics (CAD/Graphics), 2011 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Jinan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1079-7
DOI :
10.1109/CAD/Graphics.2011.82