MRI: HIPerWall: Development of a High-Performance Visualization System for Collaborative Earth System Sciences

该项目开发了一个高度交互的并行显示墙(HiperWALL)新的可视化设施，旨在促进地球科学建模和可视化的发展。Hiperwall是一种高性能可视化系统，带有墙壁大小的超高密度平铺显示器，以人眼的感知阈值运行，允许研究人员以与大规模网格或密集传感器网络数据相称的分辨率查看和操作他们的数据集。该设施将能够显示极高分辨率的数据集，这些数据集将推动和关注正在进行的兆兆字节级数据的管理、传输和可视化研究。通过快速、直观地将理论与实验数据进行比较，科学家应该能够迅速验证和理解理论和实践。虽然拟议的研究侧重于地球系统科学，但其他研究领域也将受益，包括：o计算流体力学湍流化学反应和离散两相流动的直接数值模拟，利用3D视频跟踪进行工程力学系统识别；o用于破坏可视化的微波成像；o远程系统监测，结构和地震工程，o系统动力学的高级科学可视化；o大中型地震试验实验数据的基于模型的模拟；o大型地震现场数据的分析，材料和装置，o分子建模和可视化；o结构材料和复合材料的合成；o先进材料和过程的数学建模；O材料表征、在沉浸式系统中体现的交互作用o为文化和技术应用、科学计算、o大规模数据可视化提供新型传感器技术和交互模式；o存储、压缩和访问存储的实时模拟数据；o基于图像的渲染；o三维数据重建、生物医学工程；o计算机模拟和组织工程；o成像和图像理解。展示墙有利于对国土安全和应急响应等领域产生影响的合作。

This project, developing a Highly Interactive Parallelized Display Wall (HIPerWall) new visualization facility, aims at advancing the state of Earth Science modeling and visualization. HIPerWall is a high performance visualization system with a wall-sized ultra high-density tiled display that operates at the perception threshold of the human eye, allowing researchers to view and manipulate their data sets at resolutions commensurate with large-scale grids or dense sensor network data. The facility will be able to display extremely high-resolution datasets that will drive and provide focus for on-going research into management, transfer, and visualization of terabyte-scale data. By rapid, visual comparison of theory with experimental data, scientists should be able to swiftly validate and comprehend theory and practice. Although the proposed research is focused on Earth System Sciences, other research areas will benefit, including,Computational Fluid Dynamics Direct numerical simulation of turbulent chemically reacting and dispersed 2-phase flows,Engineering Mechanics System identification using 3D video tracking; o Microwave imaging for damage visualization; o Remote system monitoring,Structural and Earthquake Engineering o Advanced scientific visualization of dynamics of systems; o Model-based simulation of experimental data from large and medium scale earthquake testing;o Analysis of large-scale earthquake field data,Materials and Devices o Molecular modeling and visualization; o Synthesis of structural materials and composites; o Mathematical modeling of advanced materials and processes; o Material characterization,Embodied Interaction in Immersive Systems o Novel sensor technologies and modes of interaction for cultural and technical applications,Scientific Computing, o Large scale data visualization;o Storage, compression and access of stored real time simulation data; o Image based rendering; o 3D data reconstruction, and Biomedical Engineering o Computer simulation and tissue engineering; o Imaging and image understanding.Broader Impact: The facility, to be set in a large classroom, directly contributes to education through courses and recruiting efforts. The display wall benefits collaborations that have impact on areas such as homeland security and emergency response.