A practical toolkit for computational steering

Computational steering refers to the real-time interaction of a scientist with their running simulation code. Despite the many benefits associated with computational steering, its uptake to date has been limited. In this paper we discuss the reasons for this and how the computational steering librar...

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Published in:Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A: Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences physical, and engineering sciences, 2005-08, Vol.363 (1833), p.1843-1853
Main Authors: Pickles, S.M, Haines, R, Pinning, R.L, Porter, A.R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Application programming interfaces
Architectural control
Architecture
Chromium
Computational Steering
Computational Steering and Visualization
Computer Graphics
Computer Simulation
Computer software
Computer Systems
Data visualization
Informatics - methods
Internet
Libraries
Library operations
Mathematical Computing
Models, Theoretical
Open Grid Services Architecture
Open Grid Services Infrastructure
Pickles
Research Design
Science - methods
Simulation
Software
Steering
Systems Integration
User-Computer Interface
Visualization
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Summary:Computational steering refers to the real-time interaction of a scientist with their running simulation code. Despite the many benefits associated with computational steering, its uptake to date has been limited. In this paper we discuss the reasons for this and how the computational steering library and associated tools developed as part of the RealityGrid project aim to tackle them. We describe the functionality of the steering library and the use of Grid services in constructing a generic, dynamic architecture for discovering, steering and connecting visualization software to running simulations. The use of on-line visualization for providing feedback to the scientist is described, including the ways in which it may be enhanced through tools such as Chromium and Access Grid. Finally, we illustrate the flexibility of our approach by describing the functionality that has been added to various simulation codes as part of the RealityGrid project.
ISSN:1364-503X
1471-2962
DOI:10.1098/rsta.2005.1611