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Design Tools
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Design MatriX
is developing in-house computer-assisted design tools
to support our "whole systems"
design methodology.
These tools will be written in a number of different computer languages,
as appropriate, including Java, C, Perl, UNIX shell and
the Interactive Data Language (IDL)
from
ITT Visual Information Solutions
(formerly Research Systems Inc),
a cross-platform language specifically
developed for visualizing scientific information.
Visualizing InformationUsing IDL for the first time in a major solar astronomy software development project lead to the realization that this language is perfect for certain design and engineering applications, as well as for science. Our in-house design tools written in IDL include:
Pattern LanguagesCentral to the design processes that Design MatriX employs is the continuous evolution of Pattern Languages for systems design. Typically a major deliverable to our clients is a set of design patterns, some generic to a class of design problems and some specific to the client's particular needs. Tools to support the evolution of design patterns include those to visualize design problems and their solutions. That is precisely the strength of IDL: tools both for real-world imagery and for abstract data in Glass Box Tools, such as matrix (array) data analysis, flow charts, run charts, scatter charts, Pareto charts and histograms. |
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