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Christoph Garth1, Kenneth I Joy

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Area of Science:

  • Computer Graphics
  • Scientific Visualization
  • Computational Geometry

Background:

  • Interpolation on unstructured grids is crucial for scientific visualization.
  • Existing spatial subdivision methods for cell location are often memory-intensive, slow, or unreliable for complex geometries.
  • Efficiently finding grid elements for interpolation is a key challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel data structure and algorithm for fast and memory-efficient cell location in unstructured grids.
  • To apply this method to improve the accuracy and speed of data interpolation for visualization.
  • To address limitations of existing cell location techniques, particularly for large and complex datasets.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a data structure based on bounding interval hierarchies.
  • Design of an associated construction algorithm for efficient cell location.
  • Implementation and performance evaluation using benchmark problems in vector field visualization.

Main Results:

  • The proposed bounding interval hierarchy approach demonstrates memory efficiency and speed.
  • The method is numerically robust and performs reliably on complex geometries.
  • The approach successfully accommodates large datasets for visualization.

Conclusions:

  • The bounding interval hierarchy offers a superior solution for fast cell location in unstructured grids.
  • This technique enhances data interpolation for scientific visualization, especially for large-scale and complex data.
  • The method is applicable to visualization on both central processing units (CPUs) and graphics processing units (GPUs).