Debugging software with animated graphics

Dawn Horn; Becky Scrip; Bill Scrip

doi:10.1117/12.280994

15 July 1997 Debugging software with animated graphics

Dawn Horn, Becky Scrip, Bill Scrip

Proceedings Volume 3085, Modeling, Simulation, and Visualization of Sensory Response for Defense Applications; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.280994
Event: AeroSense '97, 1997, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The traditional use of graphics and animation in engineering software development has been to demonstrate the function and utility of individual engineering tools. This paper illustrates the use of graphical rendering and animation for debugging large integrated simulations. The tools presented are part of the THAAD integrated system effectiveness simulation (TISES). TISES has integrated different segment software models to be able to perform analysis of a full THAAD (theater high altitude area defense) battalion. Within each model are implicit coordinates, transformations, reference values (i.e. earth radius) used which may or may not match those of adjacent models. Each interface or integration between the models introduces a source of error. TISES also utilized many different input parameters from a variety of external sources that can be a source of error. The TISES development team has found graphics and animation to be extremely helpful in testing and debugging these interface problems. This paper includes examples of input data verification, model to model interface, and model versus model perceptions that have been utilized in TISES development.

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Dawn Horn, Becky Scrip, and Bill Scrip "Debugging software with animated graphics", Proc. SPIE 3085, Modeling, Simulation, and Visualization of Sensory Response for Defense Applications, (15 July 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.280994

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