CUDA for Engineers: An Introduction to High-Performance Parallel Computing
by Mete Yurtoglu, Duane Storti
Chapter 7. Interacting with 3D Data
In this chapter, we move up to apps that involve generating, visualizing, and interacting with data on a 3D grid. A common approach to visualization of any function of three variables starts by sampling the function on a grid, so almost any 3D contour plot produces a 3D data grid at some point in the process. In addition, 3D data grids are produced either experimentally or numerically by a variety of devices and in a wide variety of applications, including the following:
• Volumetric medical scanners such as computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET) systems. CT scans are also used for inspection of manufactured parts.
• Direct numerical simulation (DNS) of fluid dynamics, including aerodynamics ...
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