Date of Award

12-1992

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Department

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

First Advisor

Gary B. Lamont, PhD

Abstract

The AFIT Algorithm Animation Research Facility was developed by the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) as a teaching aid for data structures and algorithm design of sequential processes. However, AAARF's unique design makes it particularly suitable for the animation of algorithms running on remote systems. In particular, an extensive set of parallel performance animations has been developed for the Intel iPSC/2 Hypercube for parallel program analysis and performance optimization. The AAARF system was originally developed using the Sun Microsystems' SunView(TM) windowing system. Recent advances in Graphical User Interface (GUI) technology combined with Sun's adoption of the X Window System as their workstation window environment, has necessitated the replacement of AAARF's GUI with a modern, X-based user interface. This report describes the GUI replacement process, starting with selecting a GUI toolkit, designing and implementing the new user interface, testing, and finally the results of implementing the new user interface. Also included is a discussion of several changes/enhancements to AAARF which were necessary before the GUI replacement process began.

AFIT Designator

AFIT-GCS-ENG-92D-22

DTIC Accession Number

ADA258832

Comments

The author's Vita page is omitted.

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