Engineering topics

Voigt, S. J.

Publications and source records attributed to Voigt, S. J..

4 records

NASA NTRS1982

Computer Science Research at Langley

A workshop was held at Langley Research Center, November 2-5, 1981, to highlight ongoing computer science research at Langley and to identify additional areas of research based upon the computer user requirements. A panel discussion was held in each of nine application areas, and these are summarized in the proceedings. Slides presented by the invited speakers are also included. A survey of scientific, business, data reduction, and microprocessor computer users helped identify areas of focus for the workshop. Several areas of computer science which are of most concern to the Langley computer users were identified during the workshop discussions. These include graphics, distributed processing, programmer support systems and tools, database management, and numerical methods.

Voigt, S. J.↗

NASA NTRS1976

Computer-aided design and computer science technology

A description is presented of computer-aided design requirements and the resulting computer science advances needed to support aerospace design. The aerospace design environment is examined, taking into account problems of data handling and aspects of computer hardware and software. The interactive terminal is normally the primary interface between the computer system and the engineering designer. Attention is given to user aids, interactive design, interactive computations, the characteristics of design information, data management requirements, hardware advancements, and computer science developments.

Fulton, R. E.↗

NASA NTRS1975

Hypermatrix scheme for finite element systems on CDC STAR-100 computer

A study is made of the adaptation of the hypermatrix (block matrix) scheme for solving large systems of finite element equations to the CDC STAR-100 computer. Discussion is focused on the organization of the hypermatrix computation using Cholesky decomposition and the mode of storage of the different submatrices to take advantage of the STAR pipeline (streaming) capability. Consideration is also given to the associated data handling problems and the means of balancing the I/Q and cpu times in the solution process. Numerical examples are presented showing anticipated gain in cpu speed over the CDC 6600 to be obtained by using the proposed algorithms on the STAR computer.

Noor, A. K.↗

NASA NTRS1974

On computer-aided design of aerospace vehicles

Digital computers are being used in many engineering activities to support design work. This paper provides an overview of some of this work as it relates to the design of aerospace vehicles. Discussions are given of some of the complexities of the design process which lead to large design costs and time. A number of important but disjointed computer capabilities have evolved over the years in analysis, optimization, and graphics, and such capabilities aid in addressing the problem of design complexity. Examples of existing computer-aided design (CAD) systems are given and trends for future CAD systems are indicated, as well as their relationship to pertinent data management technology. It is suggested that major gains in design capability will occur through continued development of CAD methodology and that these gains may be accelerated through a large focused effort.

Sobieszczanski, J. E.↗