GlyphWorks Principles

The user-interface is intuitive, almost familiar. But the capabilities are very powerful - and unique to GlyphWorks

Gigabytes of raw data to process, thousands of nodes to analyze, hundreds of steps to perform before the report can be produced? It’s a familiar task for many engineers, taking weeks of manually intensive work each and every time. Looking to save time by automating the process?

With GlyphWorks, anyone can just drag basic building blocks, called “glyphs” (such as I/O channels, filter, count, waterfall analysis, CAE fatigue processing …) onto the workarea, connect them together in a networking diagram, and quickly build the most sophisticated processes. There’s no need for programming and you can place display glyphs at all process stages to see the actual results as the network develops – giving you much more confidence in what is happening, making troubleshooting much easier, and giving better insights into the data.

In these days of departmental downsizing and outsourcing being able to ensure that your corporate processes can be locked down and sent for others to just pick up and use in a consistent way is vital – GlyphWorks delivers.

The features engineers want...

Graphically developed processes that are intuitive and quick to create – and easy to debug
Intrinsically multi-file, multichannel, multi-format environment – no translation errors, or delay
Optimized for huge datasets – you can handle gigabytes of time histories quickly and effortlessly
Wide range of tools for time, frequency, statistics processing...and Test- and CAE-based fatigue
Linking to legacy routines (inc. MATLAB)
Graphical definition of areas to analyze
Multiple process streams, including logic gating based on metadata and/or processed results
Reporting built into process

The benefits managers need...

A dramatic reduction in the time to process data
Comprehensive analysis from raw data to final report – no other tools needed
More interactive, so people get real insights into their data
Easier for non-experts – raises team effectiveness and frees specialists for more added-value work
Less chance of errors rippling downstream
Processes can be locked down to ensure consistent procedures that capture corporate knowledge
Helps remove the walls between the Test and CAE departments to speed up the overall development

Glyphs - more than an icon

Glyphs are pictographs with a more dynamic nature than a static icon; for example, any graph inside a glyph will represent an overview of the actual data and not just a generic trace. So you’ll be able to see the raw input and filtered output signal even during the definition build-up phase – and troubleshoot any problems very quickly.

GlyphWorks provides a comprehensive glyph palette, which includes the usual numerical and logical operations, digital filtering, spectrum analyses and statistical functions – as well as tools specific to Test and CAE-based fatigue analysis. The default parameters for each glyph can be controlled so that your company’s preferred methods can just be used by the non-expert user.

Multichannel inputs

It’s easy to connect to a wide variety of data using GlyphWorks: instruments and recorders; laboratory testing systems and test-rigs; CAE and multibody analyses; and even legacy data. You can mix inputs of different formats – such as DAC, SIF and RPC without data translation – and even link into data held in the emerging ASAM standard for total openness. Cross platform transfers between Unix, PC, and Linux are seamless.

Just use the explorer tree to review all the data, then drag & drop multichannel, multi-test datasets into the head of the process for either one-off interactive analysis or batch processing.

Interactive process definition

The sequence is defined by interactively connecting the various input, processing, display and reporting glyphs into a network diagram. The process can be as simple or as complex as you need: there’s no practical limit on the number of processes, actions, branches or displays. Connection pipes clearly show the process flow, and indicators show the progress at every stage.

Entire sub-processes can be condensed to eliminate screen complexity, intricate sub-routines can be developed in separate workspaces for clarity, while a navigator feature lets you overview complex processes and to quickly zoom into areas you want to work on next. Legacy applications and scripts can also be embedded to preserve the investment in your existing methods and tools – and the finished process can be locked down and sent to others to just pick up and use.

Next: Time Domain Processing.

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