From: MERC::"uunet!ARISIA.dnet.ge.com!CRDGW2::CRDGW2::MRGATE::SMTP::cossack.cosmic.uga.edu::dcosmic-list-request" 6-JAN-1993 02:47:15.11 To: everhart CC: Subj: COSMIC INFO - JANUARY 1993 From: dcosmic-list-request@cossack.cosmic.uga.edu@SMTP@CRDGW2 To: everhart@arisia@MRGATE Received: by crdgw1.ge.com (5.57/GE 1.145) id AA29568; Tue, 5 Jan 93 18:11:59 EST Received: from cossack.cosmic.uga.edu by cossack.cosmic.uga.edu id aa09130; 5 Jan 93 10:46 EST Received: from cos1.cosmic.uga.edu by cossack.cosmic.uga.edu id aa09126; 5 Jan 93 10:17 EST Received: by cosmic.cosmic.uga.edu (MX V3.1) id 29753; Tue, 05 Jan 1993 10:14:02 EST Sender: marketing@cosmic.cosmic.uga.edu Mmdf-Warning: Parse error in original version of preceding line at cossack.cosmic.uga.edu Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1993 10:14:00 EST From: marketing@cosmic.cosmic.uga.edu To: DCOSMIC-LIST@cossack.cosmic.uga.edu Message-Id: <0096626A.94C6A460.29753@cosmic.cosmic.uga.edu> Subject: COSMIC INFO - JANUARY 1993 HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Questions? Send them to service@cossack.cosmic.uga.edu ***COSMIC E-MAIL UPDATE*** The following notes briefly describe new and updated programs that have been added to the COSMIC inventory in January, 1993. You may request full abstracts of the programs (we recommend you do this before you order) or additional information about any of our other services by contacting the COSMIC Customer Support staff. These programs are made available for re-use by domestic industries, government agencies, and universities under NASA's Technology Utilization Program. Source code is included and programs and documents may be copied without restriction for use by the acquiring institution unless otherwise noted. Educational discounts may apply. You may download the DOS version of the 1993 COSMIC catalog via anonymous ftp or via internet mailings. Online access via modem or telnet is also available. For more information, contact COSMIC customer support. 1993 COSMIC SOFTWARE CATALOG The electronic versions of the 1993 COSMIC catalog are now available and the printed version will be available at the end of the second week in January. Ordering information follows. Hardcopy The hardcopy catalog costs $25. This document is published once a year and contains complete abstracts of each program. Tape ASCII and EBCDIC format 9-track tape catalogs are available in both domestic ($50) and international ($100) versions. Please specify format, version, and density (800, 1600, or 6250 bpi) when ordering. Online We have created an online interactive information service, including a catalog, called COSLINE which you may connect to by either telnet or modem. You may telnet to cosline.cosmic.uga.edu (128.192.14.11) or dial (706) 542-7354. Communications parameters are 1200 or 2400 baud with 8 data bits, no parity, and 1 stop bit (8,N,1). MS-DOS Users of MS-DOS machines may obtain a diskette version of the catalog. These contain complete information (abstracts, keywords, prices, etc.) and include a search engine and interactive frontend for execution on your PC or compatible. It is also designed to be useable on most PC based local area networks. Users of the domestic version will require about 5MB of disk for program execution. Copies of the MS-DOS version of the catalog may be obtained in several ways: Diskette You may order copies of the catalog on 5 or 3 inch diskette for $30. Please specify disk size when ordering. E-mail If you can send and receive mail over the Internet you may obtain the MS-DOS based catalog for free. Simply send an e-mail message to listserv@cossack.cosmic.uga.edu. The text of the message should say: SEND PCCAT93D The message numbered "1" gives instructions on how to reconstruct the catalog from its multiple pieces. FTP You may download the MS-DOS based catalog by using standard file transfer protocol. The address is cossack.cosmic.uga.edu (128.192.14.4) and you should logon as "anonymous". Be sure to transfer the file in binary mode. To download the catalog simply cd to the catalog/domestic directory and get the file named pccat93d.zip. The file has been PKZIPped and requires the use of PKUNZIP version 1.01 or later. If you do not have a copy of PKUNZIP.EXE you may ftp it from the directory mentioned above. Once you have landed the file(s) on your PC you may extract the catalog and documentation by entering the DOS command line pkunzip pccat93d. The documentation which is contained in the file catalogd.doc explains how to install the catalog from there. The ftp server is a unix host so those ftping from a non-unix machine may need to modify their syntax accordingly. STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS The Panel Analysis and Sizing Code (PASCO) was developed at NASA Langley Research Center for the buckling and vibration analysis and sizing of prismatic structures having an arbitrary cross section. PASCO is primarily intended for analyzing and sizing stiffened panels made of laminated orthotropic materials and is of particular value in analyzing and sizing filamentary composite structures. When used in the analysis mode, PASCO calculates laminate stiffnesses, lamina stress and strains (including the effects of temperature and panel bending), buckling loads, vibration frequencies, and overall panel stiffness. When used in the sizing mode, PASCO adjusts sizing variables to provide a low- mass panel design that carries a set of specified loadings without exceeding buckling or material strength allowables and that meets other design requirements such as upper and lower bounds on sizing variables, upper and lower bounds on overall bending, extensional and shear stiffnesses, and lower bounds on vibration frequencies. The DEC VAX and CDC CYBER versions of PASCO were written in FORTRAN IV for batch execution. The new Macintosh version includes an interactive graphic preprocessor called MacPASCO. It was developed for Macintosh II series computers with at least 2Mb of RAM running MPW Pascal 3.0 and Language Systems FORTRAN 2.0 under the MPW programming environment. It includes MPW compatible makefiles for compiling the source code. MacPASCO is System 7.0 compatible. A minimum of 2Mb of RAM is required for execution. The Macintosh version of PASCO, inventory number LAR- 14799, is distributed on four 3.5 inch 800K Macintosh format diskettes. PASCO was developed in 1981, adapted to the DEC VAX in 1983 and to the Macintosh in 1991. Program $2,000; documentation $67. PLOTTING TADPLOT is an interactive, command-driven package integrating specific data extraction and publication quality plotting. The TADPLOT program was developed at NASA Langley Research Center to give the researcher a general purpose plotting package that is easy to use and can quickly create XY plots, yet is powerful enough to create full-feature publication quality plots. With TADPLOT integrated into an applications software network, researchers can view experimental (or theoretical) results immediately after collection. The underlying graphics package enables the user to selectively save plot information which can subsequently be displayed on several different devices including "hard copy" plotters. Additionally, postprocessing features are available which enable the user to manipulate and combine plots. DI-3000 from Precision Visuals Inc. is used as the underlying graphics package for TADPLOT. TADPLOT generates external files (called metafiles) which can be postprocessed using DI-3000's Metafile Translator. The same DI-3000 metafile can be displayed on several different devices. TADPLOT, inventory number LAR-14846, is written in ANSI STANDARD FORTRAN 77 for CRAY series computers running UNICOS, and CONVEX C-series computers running CONVEX OS. No binaries are included with this distribution. This program is available on a 9-track 1600 BPI magnetic tape in UNIX tar format (standard distribution medium). It is also available on a .25 inch streaming magnetic tape cartridge in UNIX tar format. Program $2,000; documentation $30. GRAPHICS FORMATTING In support of the growing demand for visualization in scientific computing NASA Langley Research Center developed the Raster Metafile (RM), a generic raster image format, and the Raster Metafile Translator (RMT), an assortment of software tools for processing images prepared in this format. The specification of a generic raster image format does not eliminate the requirement for data format conversion. It remains necessary to convert package-specific data into RM format and to convert RM data into device-specific data. However, software tools are provided to simplify the conversion from package- specific formats to RM format. Additionally, translation from RM format to a device-specific format is simplified through the invocation of a collection of software device drivers including a device driver template. The RMT, inventory number LAR-14114, is written in FORTRAN 77 and C-Language for Sun4 series computers running SunOS, and CONVEX C- series computers running CONVEX OS. No binaries are included with this distribution. RMT requires 2.5Mb of RAM for execution. The following is a list of supported output devices: CELC0 film recorders, PostScript and color Postscript printers, Tektronix 4109 and 4125 terminals, Sun color and monochrome workstations, and Versatec ECP-42 and thermal plotters. The standard distribution medium for RMT is a 9-track 1600 BPI magnetic tape in UNIX tar format. It is also available on a .25 inch streaming magnetic tape cartridge in UNIX tar format. Program $1,500; documentation $28. CRYOGENICS The resupply of the cryogenic propellants is an enabling technology for space-based transfer vehicles. As part of NASA Lewis's ongoing efforts in micro-gravity fluid management, thermodynamic analysis and subscale modeling techniques have been developed to support an on-orbit test bed for cryogenic fluid management technologies. These efforts have been incorporated into two FORTRAN programs, TARGET and CRYOCHIL. The TARGET code is used to determine the maximum temperature at which the filling of a given tank can be initiated and subsequently filled to a specified pressure and fill level without venting. TARGET can be run with any fluid for which the user has a properties data base. Data sets are included for hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. CRYOCHIL's primary function is to predict the optimum liquid charge to be injected for each of a series of charge-hold-vent chilldown cycles. This information can then be used with specified mass flow rates and valve response times to control a liquid injection system for tank chilldown operations. TARGET/CRYOCHIL, inventory number LEW-14715, is written in FORTRAN for batch execution on IBM 370 class mainframe computers. The RAM required for execution is 360K. The standard distribution medium for this program is a 1600 BPI 9track magnetic tape in EBCDIC format. Program $500; documentation $18. CLIPS/ADA VERSION 4.4 The C Language Integrated Production System, CLIPS, is a shell for developing expert systems. It is designed to allow artificial intelligence research, development, and delivery on conventional computers. The primary design goals for CLIPS are portability, efficiency, and functionality. CLIPS/Ada provides most of the capabilities of CLIPS v5.0, but uses Ada as the source language for the CLIPS executable. The main difference between CLIPS 5.0 and CLIPS/Ada 4.4 is the absence of the CLIPS Object-Oriented Language (COOL). Other non-COOL features of CLIPS 5.0 that were considered non-portable and non-essential to CLIPS/ADA 4.4 include automated command entry, external addresses, loading and saving binary images, determining CLIPS compilation options, and operating system calls. CLIPS/Ada itself can be embedded in an Ada program such that the expert system is available as a simple subroutine call. The CLIPS/Ada program, inventory number MSC-21825, is written in machine-independent Ada for interactive execution and should work on any workstation or larger class computer with a validated Ada compiler. The documentation consists of an Advanced Programming Guide. Beginning users of CLIPS should purchase the C-language CLIPS v5.1 documentation (MSC-21916) separately for the User's Guide (a tutorial) and Reference Manual. The standard distribution medium for CLIPS/Ada is a set of two 5.25 inch 360K MS-DOS format diskettes. This distribution consists entirely of source code; no executable is provided. The contents of the diskettes are compressed using the PKWARE archiving tools. The utility to unarchive the files, PKUNZIP.EXE, is included. Program $400; documentation $21. PC GRAPHICS FOR AI SYSTEMS Computer graphics are often applied for better understanding and interpretation of data under observation. These graphics become more complicated when animation is required during "run-time", as found in many typical modern artificial intelligence and expert systems. Living Color Frame Maker from NASA Lewis Research Center is a solution to many of these real-time graphics problems. Living Color Frame Maker (LCFM) is a graphics generation and management tool for IBM or IBM compatible personal computers. To eliminate graphics programming, the graphic designer can use LCFM to generate computer graphics frames. The graphical frames are then saved as text files, in a readable and disclosed format, which can be easily accessed and manipulated by user programs for a wide range of "real-time" visual information applications. For example, LCFM can be implemented in a frame- based expert system for visual aids in management of systems. For monitoring, diagnosis, and/or controlling purposes, circuit or systems diagrams can be brought to "life" by using designated video colors and intensities to symbolize the status of hardware components (via real-time feedback from sensors). Thus status of the system itself can be displayed. The Living Color Frame Maker is user friendly with graphical interfaces, and provides on-line help instructions. All options are executed using mouse commands and are displayed on a single menu for fast and easy operation. LCFM, inventory number LEW- 15554, is written in C++ using the Borland C++ 2.0 compiler for IBM PC series computers and compatible computers running MS-DOS. The program requires a mouse and an EGA/VGA display. A minimum of 77K of RAM is also required for execution. The documentation is provided in electronic form on the distribution medium in WordPerfect format. A sample MS-DOS executable is provided on the distribution medium. The standard distribution medium for this program is one 5.25 inch 360K MS-DOS format diskette. The contents of the diskette are compressed using the PKWARE archiving tools. The utility to unarchive the files, PKUNZIP.EXE, is included. Program $100; documentation $13. ANTENNA DESIGN POMESH is a computer program developed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to predict the performance of reflector antennas. Both far field pattern and gain calculations are performed using the Physical Optics (PO) approximation of the equivalent surface currents. POMESH is primarily intended for relatively small reflectors. It is useful in situations where the surface is described by irregular data that must be interpolated and for cases where the surface derivatives are not known. This method is flexible and robust and also supports near field calculations. Because of the near field computation ability, this computational engine is quite useful for subreflector computations. The program is constructed in a highly modular form so that it may be readily adapted to perform tasks other than the one that is explicitly described here. Since the computationally intensive portions of the algorithm are simple loops, the program can be easily adapted to take advantage of vector processor and parallel architectures. POMESH, inventory number NPO-18807, is written in FORTRAN 77 for execution on CRAY series computers running UNICOS. With minor modifications, it has also been successfully implemented on a Sun4 series computer running SunOS, a DEC VAX series computer running VMS, and an IBM PC series computer running OS/2. It requires 2.5Mb of RAM under SunOS 4.1.1, 2.5Mb of RAM under VMS 5-4.3, and 2.5Mb of RAM under OS/2. The OS/2 version requires the Lahey F77L compiler. The standard distribution medium for this program is one 5.25 inch 360K MS-DOS format diskette. It is also available on a .25 inch streaming magnetic tape cartridge in UNIX tar format and a 9-track 1600 BPI magnetic tape in DEC VAX FILES-11 format. POMESH is a copyrighted work with all copyright vested in NASA. Program $500; documentation $17. CARGO PACKING PACKMAN, from NASA Marshall Space Center, is a computer program used to find near-optimal arrangements of cargo items in storage containers, subject to multiple packing objectives such as container volume utilization, container weight limit utilization, and other considerations. As the number and complexity of these constraints grows to more than a few, human experts may have difficulty or fail in finding near-optimal solutions. PACKMAN allows users to specify a single rectangular container of arbitrary length, width and height, along with a set of cargo items, each of arbitrary rectangular dimensions and with specified characteristics, to attempt to pack into the container. The user is also allowed to specify the criteria for packing and the degree of importance placed on each criterion. PACKMAN, inventory number MFS-28700, is written in Common LISP for Macintosh computers running System 6.0.3 or higher, and requires Macintosh Allegro Common Lisp version 1.3.2 for execution. This program will not run under Macintosh Allegro Common Lisp version 2.0 without modification. PACKMAN requires 4Mb of RAM and 1Mb of disk space. The PACKMAN source code uses Xerox's Portable Common Loops object-oriented LISP extensions, with permission from Xerox. All source code for the PACKMAN program is included (source code for Portable Common Loops, however, is not provided). The standard distribution medium for PACKMAN is a set of two 3.5 inch 800K Macintosh diskettes. An electronic copy of the documentation in Microsoft Word format is included on the distribution media. Program $250; documentation $16. DAMAGE PREDICTION BUMPERII from NASA Marshall Space Flight Center is a modular program package employing a numerical solution technique to calculate a spacecraft's probability of no penetration (PNP) from man-made orbital debris or meteoroid impacts. The solution equation used to calculate the PNP is based on the Poisson distribution model for similar analysis of smaller craft, but reflects the more rigorous mathematical modeling of spacecraft geometry, orientation, and impact characteristics necessary for treatment of larger structures such as space station components. The technique considers the spacecraft surface in terms of a series of flat plate elements. It divides the threat environment into a number of finite cases, then evaluates each element of each threat. The code allows for impact shielding (shadowing) of one element by another in various configurations over the spacecraft exterior, and also allows for the effects of changing spacecraft flight orientation and attitude. The GEOMETRY module accepts user-generated finite element model (FEM) representations of the spacecraft geometry and creates geometry databases for both meteoroid and debris analysis. The GEOMETRY module expects input to be in either SUPERTAB Universal File Format or PATRAN Neutral File Format. The RESPONSE module creates wall penetration response databases, one for meteoroid analysis and one for debris analysis, for up to 100 unique wall configurations. BUMPERII, inventory number MFS-28565, is written in FORTRAN 77 for DEC VAX series computers running under VMS, and was written for use with the finite-element model code SUPERTAB or PATRAN as both a pre-processor and a post-processor. Use of an alternate FEM code will require either development of a translator to change data format or modification of the GEOMETRY subroutine in BUMPERII. This program is available in DEC VAX BACKUP format on a 9-track 1600 BPI magnetic tape (standard distribution media) or on TK50 tape cartridge. Program $2,000; documentation $27. OCEANOGRAPHIC IMAGING PC-SEAPAK, from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, is a user- interactive satellite data analysis software package specifically developed for oceanographic research. The program is used to process and interpret data obtained from the Nimbus-7/Coastal Zone Color Scanner (CZCS), and the NOAA Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR). PC-SEAPAK is a set of independent microcomputer-based image analysis programs that provide the user with a flexible, user-friendly, standardized interface, and facilitates relatively low-cost analysis of oceanographic satellite data. Version 4.0 includes 114 programs. PC-SEAPAK, inventory number GSC-13320, has been under development since 1988. Version 4.0 was updated in 1992, and is distributed without source code. It is available only as a set of 36 1.2Mb 5.25 inch IBM MS-DOS format diskettes. PC-SEAPAK is a copyrighted product with all copyright vested in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Program $450; documentation $50. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE While examining their environment, humans form concepts by organizing observations on the basis of shared characteristics. These concepts provide a framework into which new observations having similar characteristics can be classified. COBWEB/3, from NASA Ames Research Center, is an approach to "conceptual clustering", a computational framework for forming concepts from any data that can be represented as conjunctions of attributes and their values; examples include objects, places, events, and protein sequences. As the program learns, it forms a hierarchy organizing the concepts, each of which summarizes some of the encountered instances. As in its human counterpart, this process occurs incrementally - concepts become more discriminating over time as the system encounters more examples. In addition to this learning mode, COBWEB/3 can also operate in a prediction mode, in which the acquired concepts are used to fill in missing information. This program can be useful for projects needing to cluster data into groups that share regularities across a number of attributes. The algorithm of COBWEB/3 is based on the previous COBWEB and CLASSIT systems. COBWEB/3 also has prediction capabilities. Given a partial description and a hierarchy (either user-specified or one the system has constructed), it will classify the instance and predict the missing attribute's value. COBWEB/3, inventory number ARC-13186, is written in Common LISP and is designed to be machine independent. An implementation of Common LISP is required to compile this package. COBWEB/3 is available in UNIX tar format on a .25 inch streaming magnetic tape cartridge (standard distribution) or on a 3.5 inch diskette. It is also available on a 5.25 inch 360K MS-DOS format diskette or on a 3.5 inch Macintosh format diskette. An electronic copy of the documentation in PostScript format is included on the distribution medium. Program $900; documentation $21. **************************************************************** Ordering COSMIC Catalogs and Software: The COSMIC Order Department accepts checks, official pre-printed purchase order forms, MasterCard, and VISA. To speed delivery, COSMIC will process purchase orders that are FAXed to (706) 542- 4807 and followed up with a mailed copy. Credit card orders may be called in to the Order Department at (706) 542-3265. Thank you for your continued interest: COSMIC The University of Georgia 382 East Broad Street Athens, GA 30602 Phone: (706) 542-3265 FAX: (706) 542-4807 Internet: service@cossack.cosmic.uga.edu **************************************************************** NEWS **************************************************************** SINDA '85/FLUINT VALIDATION Brent Cullimore of Cullimore and Ring Technologies, Inc., phone (303) 971-0292, writes, "We've just discovered SINDA '85/FLUINT works great on an entire class of problems we hadn't intended to cover: water hammer, acoustics, and flow induced loads." The physical tests were performed at the Center for Nuclear Physics at Karlsruhe, Germany and results were compared with models of the system created with SINDA '85/FLUINT v 2.5. PRESINDA MRJ, Inc. now offers a graphic modeler for the thermal design of radiator panels which are used on spacecraft. Electronic boxes, heaters, thermostats, insulation, radiators, and doubler plates can be assembled on screen via a menu-driven interface. PreSINDA creates a fully documented SINDA model. For more info contact MRJ, Inc., 10455 White Granite Dr., Suite 104, Oakton, VA 22124. Phone (703) 385-0700. **************************************************************** CALENDAR **************************************************************** SOFTWARE REUSE SESSION AT AIAA AEROSPACE DESIGN Conference: 1993 AIAA Aerospace Design Contact: AIAA, (202) 646-7400 Place: Hyatt Regency Hotel, Irvine, California Date: Thursday, February 19, 1993 Time: 8:00 A.M. Session: ADC-34 The session on Software Reuse at the AIAA Aerospace Design 93 Conference should be lively. A diverse group of speakers will look at the reuse of software from different angles. 1. Jim Moore, IBM Federal Sector Div. The Reuse Library Interoperability Group (RIG) Activities in the Software Reuse Arena. 2. Guy M. Miller, NASA Headquarters. Intellectual Property and Liability Issues with Software Reuse. 3. Dr. Virginia Kobler. Software Reuse in the Strategic Defense Command. 4. Barry E. Jacobs, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Activities of the eight agency High Performance Computing and Communications Software Exchange (HPCC- SE) in facilitating the exchange and reuse of software. 5. Kimberly Copeland, NASA Ames Research Center. An Incentive Program for contractors who reuse software. 6. John A. Gibson, COSMIC. The reuse of application software by NASA and industry. NASTRAN COLLOQUIUM The 21st NASTRAN User's Colloquium will be held April 26-30, 1993, in Tampa, Florida. For more information: Shirley Sanders COSMIC (706) 542-3265 PARALLEL COMPUTATION NASA Langley Research Center will host the 2nd Symposium on Parallel Computational Methods for Large Scale Structural Analysis and Design, February 24-25, 1993 in Norfolk, VA. For more information contact: Olaf Storaasli NASA Langley Research Center Mail Stop 240 Hampton, VA 23665-5225 olaf_storaasli@sdmail.larc.nasa.gov NATIONAL DESIGN ENGINEERING SHOW AND CONFERENCE At the 1993 National Design to be held March 8-11, 1993 at McCormick Place Chicago, state of the art hardware, software systems, components, computers and peripherals will be displayed by nation-leading companies such as Autodesk, Cadkey, Computervision, IBM, Hewlett Packard, EDS, and Intergraph. Document Management systems, scanners, optical digital systems, output devices, workstations and systems integration services will be displayed by such industry leaders as 3M, Apple, OCE, Summagraphics, and Xerox. Along with the latest display of technology, National Design offers a full conference program with the second program dedicated to CAD/CAM that targets upper level management. Each conference has a keynote speaker and offers the latest and greatest in CAD/CAM technologies. As the anchor event for National Manufacturing Week, National Design will receive cross traffic from the International Control Engineering Show as well as the National Plant Engineering Show which will feature CAD/CAM applications for operations and facilities management. For more information contact David Bonaparte at (203) 352-8281. ICAT/VET 93 NASA Johnson Space Center hosts a conference and exposition on Intelligent Computer-Aided Training (ICAT) and Virtual Environment Technology (VET) May 5 - 7, 1993. For exhibitor information, contact Mr. Don Meyers at phone (713) 283-3821 or fax (713) 283-3810. To submit a paper contact Mr. R. Bowen Loftin at phone (713) 483-8070 or fax (713) 244-5698. SPACE OPERATIONS, APPLICATIONS, AND RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM SOAR '93 will feature sessions on Robotics and Telepresence; Automation and Intelligent Systems; Human Factors; Life Sciences; and Space Maintenance and Servicing. August 5-7, 1993, Gulruth Center, NASA Johnson Space Center. Register through the University of Houston (713) 283-3030. **************************************************************** end