apachecon 2010 - open source in aeronautics and space research

Slide 1ApacheCon 2010 > Doreen Seider, Markus Litz> Open Source in aeronautics and space research > 03.11.2010

Open Source in Aeronautics and Space Research

Doreen Seider, Markus Litz (DLR - German Aerospace Center)

ApacheCon NA 2010(Atlanta, 11/03/2010)

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DLR: German Aerospace Center

6500 employees across 29 research institutes and facilities at

13 sites.

Offices in Brussels, Paris and Washington. Koeln

Oberpfaffenhofen

Braunschweig

Goettingen

Berlin

Bonn

Neustrelitz

Weilheim

Bremen Trauen

Dortmund

Lampoldshausen

Hamburg

Stuttgart

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DLR: German Aerospace Center

Research in:

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DLR: Meaning of Software

DLR is largest German research institutionSoftware is more and more required for day-to-day research>1000 DLR employees develop software

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SimBrowser: Preprocessing of Aerodynamic Simulations Describe and visualize complex motions of physical objects

MotivationValidation of input files for high performance calculations

Used Open Source Software: Qt and Open Inventorhttp://www.dlr.de/opensource

Open Source Software from DLR: SimBrowser

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SimBrowser Preprocessing of Aerodynamic Simulations

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SimBrowser Preprocessing of Aerodynamic Simulations

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SUMO: Simulation of Urban MObilityRoad traffic simulation software

GNU General Public License (GPL)http://sumo.sourceforge.net

Open Source Software from DLR: SUMO

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Motivation for DLR: Evaluation of existing and design of new concepts

SUMO Road Traffic Simulation Software

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SUMO Road Traffic Simulation Software

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SUMO Road Traffic Simulation Software

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SUMO Road Traffic Simulation Software

One example scenario: World Cup 2006 in GermanyTraffic forecast 30 minutes in future via SUMO (in Cologne)

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TIGLViewerDirect visualization of new aircraft configurations

Motivation for DLR:Easy and fast graphical visualization of complex geometric functions

Used Open Source Software: OpenCASCADEhttp://www.dlr.de/opensource

Open Source Software from DLR: TIGLViewer

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TIGLViewer

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RCE: Remote Component EnvironmentSoftware Integration Platform

Eclipse Public License (EPL) V1.0http://rcenvironment.sourceforge.net

Open Source Software from DLR: RCE

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RCE Software Integration Platform

Motivation for DLROne platform containing many specific applications

engine .f77

engine .f77

fuselage .py

fuselage .pywings

.c wings

.c

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RCE Software Integration Platform

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Built on Top of RCE: SESIS Ship Design and Simulation System

Simulation environment for the early design of ships

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SESIS Ship Design and Simulation System

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Built on Top of RCE: VirSat Virtual Satellite

Simulation environment for the early design of spacecrafts

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VirSat Virtual Satellite

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Built on Top of RCE: Chameleon Multidisciplinary Integration Environment

A simulation environment for the early design of new aircraft configurations

Chameleon should enable engineers to

Integrate any simulation tool

Communicate data between simulation tools

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Chameleon Multidisciplinary Integration Environment

Build up simulation processes and workflow

Optimizing aircraft configurations

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Chameleon Multidisciplinary Integration Environment

Creating experimental aircraft configurations

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Chameleon Multidisciplinary Integration Environment

Simulating climate impacts

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Chameleon Multidisciplinary Integration Environment

Simulating the air transport system

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Chameleon Multidisciplinary Integration Environment

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Chameleon Multidisciplinary Integration Environment

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Content validation framework for version control systems

Apache License V2.0http://repoguard.tigris.org/

Open Source Software from DLR: RepoGuard

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RepoGuard Validation Framework for VCS‘s

Motivation for DLRScientists develop software, but are not software developerEssential: tool support to ensure a good code base and the compliance with code conventions

CommitVCS

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rd

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RepoGuard Validation Framework for VCS‘s

CommitR

epoG

uard

VCS

…

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RepoGuard Validation Framework for VCS‘s

CommitR

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VCS

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DataFinder: Scientific Data Management

BSD Licensehttp://sourceforge.net/projects/datafinder/

Open Source Software from DLR: DataFinder

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DataFinder Motivation

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DataFinder Graphical User Client

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Catacomb: WebDAV Server Module for Apache

Apache License V2.0http://catacomb.tigris.org

Open Source Software from DLR: Catacomb

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Catacomb A WebDAV Server Module for Apache

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Catacomb DLR – NASA cooperation

DLR contributes, but different others fork

NASA Ames:Early contributorFork later

Problem of code propertySolved through opening the code

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Open Source in Aeronautics and Space Research Conclusion

We make our software more and more available as open sourceEnables contributionSupports cooperation

We use more and more open sourceProfiting by stability of open source codeWriting less code

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Questions?Questions?