Features

• Intended primarily for visualising results of Geant4-based DESIRE radiation predictions for ESA’s Columbus module, part of the International Space Station
  • Reads data from the DESIRE system in an open XML format
• Presents user with interactive 3D virtual environment
  • Rapid, easily comprehensible, visual overview of results
• Radiation flux and dose data produced by DESIRE
  • RadVis makes no predictions about radiation flux or dose, but does calculate total effective dose based on input data
• Supports ISO VRML 97 and ISO X3D 3D geometry
• 3D geometry of Columbus module included
  • and a background scene depicting the earth, sun and stars
• After opening a DESIRE “project file” containing data
  • User can freely navigate in a virtual environment
  • View the ESA Columbus module from any angle…
    • …overlaid with 3D visualisation of radiation flux or dose levels
• Visualise alpha, beta, gamma-radiation, protons, neutrons, ionising particles and flux
  • As individual radiation species
  • As combined total effective dose rate
  • And with relevant properties displayed
• User can quickly switch between three different visualisation strategies to gain a complete overview of the radiation situation
  • Edges/isosurphases
  • Slice/cutting plane
  • Volume/volumetric plot
    • includes directional data and a de-cluttering method to improve visibilty/usability
• Virtual dosimeter
  • Attached to the camera or freely moveable, independently of the view in the virtual environment
• Predefined viewpoints (top bottom, left, right, front, back) to facilitate navigation
• Configurable colour ranges for colour-coding the visualised data
  • Linear, logarithmic, or exponential distribution
• Select between maximum, estimated or minimum data values to visualize error margins
• Save snapshots of the virtual environment
  • Can be used to illustrate reports and presentations
• User can manage a list of project files that can be easily loaded in sequence
• 3D geometry models referenced in project files can be located on remote web servers
  • Geometry can reside on a password protected server
• Online user manual facility