Wind tunnel data fusion and immersive visualization: a case study

Authors:
Kurt Severance;Paul Brewster;Barry Lazos;Daniel Keefe
Affiliations:
NASA Langley Research Center;NASA Langley Research Center;NASA Langley Research Center;Brown University
Venue:
Proceedings of the conference on Visualization '01
Year:
2001

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Abstract

This case study describes the process of fusing the data from several wind tunnel experiments into a single coherent visualization. Each experiment was conducted independently and was designed to explore different flow features around airplane landing gear. In the past, it would have been very difficult to correlate results from the different experiments. However, with a single 3-D visualization representing the fusion of the three experiments, significant insight into the composite flowfield was observed that would have been extremely difficult to obtain by studying its component parts. The results are even more compelling when viewed in an immersive environment.