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Balancing resolution and response in computational steering with simulation trails

Walker, Rick and Kenny, Peter G. and Miao, Jingqi (2009) Balancing resolution and response in computational steering with simulation trails. In: Hamid, R.A. and Deligiannidis, L., eds. Proceedings of the 2009 International Conference on Modeling, Simulation & Visualization Methods. CSREA Press, pp. 167-172. ISBN 1-60132-120-1. (KAR id:24116)

Abstract

Computational steering provides many opportunities to gain additional insight into a numerical simulation, for example by facilitating what-if experimentation, detection of unstable situations and termination of uninteresting runs. When performing steering, it is important that steering changes are quickly reflected in the state of the simulation, so that cause and effect are clearly linked. However, this places constraints on the simulation: it must produce data quickly. The resolution of the simulation is often reduced to allow this. These two competing requirements of response and resolution must be balanced in a usable steering system. This paper proposes a technique, simulation trails, that addresses this issue of balance for simulations where the transient solutions are as important as the final state, and applies it to a simulation using the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics method from the domain of astrophysics.

Item Type: Book section
Uncontrolled keywords: computational steering, smoothed particle hydrodynamics, computational fluid dynamics, astrophysical simulation, exploratory visualization
Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics (inc Computing science) > QA 76 Software, computer programming,
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Computing
Depositing User: Mark Wheadon
Date Deposited: 29 Mar 2010 12:16 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:02 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/24116 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Kenny, Peter G..

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Miao, Jingqi.

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