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"The primary prospective users for LS-DYNA visualizations in our
VR environments are structural dynamicists using LS-DYNA to work on
NASA's Return to Flight (RTF)," says Dorothy "Dot" Carney of NASA
Glenn.
A sample application of LS-PrePost-VR at NASA is animating foam impact
on the Space Shuttle wing, as in the impact which led to the 2003
Columbia Space Shuttle disaster. Modeling various potential impacts in
LSTC's LS-DYNA™ and visualizing the results in LS-PrePost-VR will
give the RTF team new insights into how to increase the safety of the
Space Shuttle for future missions.
Inv3rsion will be working closely with NASA Glenn to meet their specific
needs and requirements for using the LS-PrePost-VR software.
Todd Furlong, President and Principal Engineer of Inv3rsion, says
"Through the use of LS-PrePost-VR at NASA Glenn, we hope to identify
areas where new software functionality can benefit all users of our
software."
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LS-DYNA model of foam impact on space shuttle wing displayed in LS-PrePost-VR
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Inv3rsion's initiative to build easy-to-use VR applications is embodied in the
LS-PrePost-VR installation at NASA Glenn. FEA simulations can be
displayed in 3D stereo with head and wand tracking. NASA researchers can
control the VR display using a wireless Tablet PC running the desktop
LS-PrePost user interface.
About Inv3rsion
Inv3rsion, LLC specializes in developing real-time 3-D visualization and virtual
reality applications. We provide custom development and consulting services for
any level of visualization system, from desktop PC's to high-end immersive
systems and clusters. Inv3rsion maintains, distributes, and supports
LS-PrePost-VR, a virtual reality version of LSTC's LS-PrePost software.
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NASA Glenn researcher using a Tablet PC to control LS-PrePost-VR
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