Overview

"Project SHASTRA is directed at research in CSCW (Computer Supported Cooperative Work) based geometric modeling, simulation, interrogative visualization and design"

SHASTRA explores collaborative geometric modeling, simulation, interactive visualization, and design prototyping on multimedia desktops and networked workstations.

Projects & Activities

Collaborative Design, Simulation & Prototyping
Distributed & Collaborative Synthetic Environments
3D Sound Processing
Synthetic Environments
- Air/Land/Sea Defense
- Human Body Walk-through
- Molecular World
- Networked Learning Spaces
- Economic Visualization
Interrogative Data Visualization
Collaboration on the Internet

Toolkits & Software

Our research has produced several innovative software tools:

Bhautik - Physics simulation toolkit
Ganith - Mathematical computation framework
Gati - Motion analysis and simulation
Rasayan - Chemical modeling system
Shilp - Geometric design and modeling
Splinex - Advanced spline-based modeling

Research Impact

SHASTRA has pioneered approaches to collaborative scientific visualization, enabling distributed teams to work together on complex geometric modeling and simulation tasks. The project has applications across multiple domains including:

Defense simulation and training
Medical visualization and surgical planning
Molecular modeling and drug design
Educational virtual environments
Economic data visualization

Resources

Original CVC Shastra page
Related publications and technical reports available through the CVC publication database

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