Practices and Standards in the Construction of BRL-CAD Target Descriptions

Abstract

BRL-CAD is a Government-developed geometric modeling system designed to support all aspects of the vulnerability/lethality (V/L) analysis field. In this report, we present a general overview type of approach to geometric modeling with BRL-CAD. The important link between the intended application/ analysis and the specific requirements on the geometric model is discussed. An approach to effective BRL-CAD database management, based on the design of the database, is presented. We also suggest some basic naming conventions that have proven successful for armored systems. Finally, a general philosophy of geometric modeling and a modeling plan to accomplish any project are presented. Geometric modeling, BRL-CAD, Solid modeling, Target description, Combinatorial solid geometry, Vulnerability, Models.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA274312

Entities

People

  • Keith A. Appllin
  • Paul H. Deitz

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Armored Vehicles
  • C Programming Language
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Science
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Computers
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Geometry
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Ray Tracing
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Systems Analysis and Design