A coherent grid traversal approach to visualizing particle-based simulation data
| Autor: | Steven G. Parker, Andrew Kensler, Christiaan Gribble, Ingo Wald, Thiago Ize |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
Computer science
Graphics hardware Information Storage and Retrieval Computational science Data visualization Imaging Three-Dimensional Computer graphics (images) Image Interpretation Computer-Assisted Computer Graphics Computer Simulation Colloids Graphics Particle Size Interactive visualization business.industry Models Theoretical Grid Computational geometry Image Enhancement Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design Visualization Tree traversal Signal Processing Particle Algorithm design Ray tracing (graphics) Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition business Rheology Software Algorithms |
| Zdroj: | IEEE transactions on visualization and computer graphics. 13(4) |
| ISSN: | 1077-2626 |
| Popis: | We present an approach to visualizing particle-based simulation data using interactive ray tracing and describe an algorithmic enhancement that exploits the properties of these data sets to provide highly interactive performance and reduced storage requirements. This algorithm for fast packet-based ray tracing of multilevel grids enables the interactive visualization of large time-varying data sets with millions of particles and incorporates advanced features like soft shadows. We compare the performance of our approach with two recent particle visualization systems: one based on an optimized single ray grid traversal algorithm and the other on programmable graphics hardware. This comparison demonstrates that the new algorithm offers an attractive alternative for interactive particle visualization. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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