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

本项目开发了一种高度交互并行显示墙（HIPerWall）的新型可视化设备，旨在提高地球科学建模和可视化的水平。HIPerWall是一种高性能可视化系统，具有墙壁大小的超高密度平铺显示器，可在人眼的感知阈值下运行，使研究人员能够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，这将推动并为正在进行的tb级数据管理、传输和可视化研究提供重点。通过理论与实验数据的快速、直观的比较，科学家应该能够迅速验证和理解理论与实践。虽然建议的研究重点是地球系统科学，但其他研究领域将受益，包括计算流体动力学湍流化学反应和分散两相流的直接数值模拟，工程力学系统识别使用3D视频跟踪；o用于损伤可视化的微波成像；o远程系统监测、结构与地震工程；o系统动力学的先进科学可视化；o基于模型的大、中尺度地震试验数据模拟；o大尺度地震现场数据分析、材料与器件；o分子建模与可视化；o结构材料和复合材料的合成；o先进材料和工艺的数学建模；o材料表征，沉浸式系统中的具体交互；o用于文化和技术应用的新型传感器技术和交互模式；o科学计算；o大规模数据可视化；o存储、压缩和访问存储的实时仿真数据；o基于图像的渲染；o三维数据重建、生物医学工程、计算机模拟和组织工程；o成像和图像理解。更广泛的影响：该设施将设置在一个大教室里，通过课程和招聘工作直接为教育做出贡献。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.