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Web-based Techniques for Remote Scientific Visualization

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Army 		Award ID:
57980 		Program Year/Program:
2002 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
A012-0690 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Kitware
28 Corporate Drive SUITE 204 Clifton Park, NY -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2002
Title: Web-based Techniques for Remote Scientific Visualization
Agency / Branch: DOD / ARMY
Contract: DAAD17-02-C-0027
Award Amount: $119,994.00
 

Abstract:

"The objective of this Phase I proposal is to design and prototype a web-based visualization system to aid in the analysis of High Performance Computing (HPC) simulations. HPC simulations are widely used in the design of new materials and weapons systems.However, the amount of data they generate is large, limiting the analysis of the HPC results to a few high-powered computers. In this proposal we introduce the notion of a visualization server, much like a traditional web server, that would support theanalysis and exploration of HPC simulations from a wide range of clients. The visualization server and clients would be built upon the Visualization ToolKit (VTK), a widely used, comprehensive, portable, open-source visualization library. The system usessecure methods of data transmission requiring only basic functionality from a standard Web browser. Because the system takes advantage of VTK's parallel streaming pipeline, large amounts of data (a petabyte has been documented) can be processed andrendered in parallel. The system will be developed by Kitware, Inc., a small business providing commercial support for VTK, and whose employees are the original creators and maintainers of VTK. The proposed project will significantly improve the use andaccessibility of HPC clusters in many military and commercial fields. HPC is already used for ballistics, ablation, impact analysis, weather prediction, new weapon systems, communications covera

Principal Investigator:

C. Charles Law
Vice President
5183713971
charles.law@kitware.com

Business Contact:

Ken Martin
Vice Pesident
5183713971
ken.martin@kitware.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

Kitware
469 Clifton Corporate Parkway Clifton Park, NY 12065

EIN/Tax ID: 141802694
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No