The DLR Visualization Library - Recent development and applications

Abstract

Modelica models are mathematical descriptions and therefore their simulation output typically shows numerical variable trajectories. While universal for all kinds of simulations, this representation is oftentimes difficult to understand. In the field of multi-body simulations, 3D visualizations present a way of displaying vast amounts of numerical data in an intuitive way which is instantly understandable, even by people without specialized knowledge. For integration of visualization in Modelica multi-body simulations, the "DLR Visualization Library" has been developed. This paper presents the newest additions to the library and shows their application in several DLR projects.