Interactive visualization of state transition systems

Author

Van Ham, Frank ; van de Wetering, Huub ; Van Wijk, Jarke J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Math. & Comput. Sci., Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Netherlands

Volume

8

Issue

4

fYear

2002

Firstpage

319

Lastpage

329

Abstract

A new method for the visualization of state transition systems is presented. Visual information is reduced by clustering nodes, forming a tree structure of related clusters. This structure is visualized in three dimensions with concepts from cone trees and emphasis on symmetry. A number of interactive options are provided as well, allowing the user to superimpose detail information on this tree structure. The resulting visualization enables the user to relate features in the visualization of the state transition graph to semantic concepts in the corresponding process and vice versa

Keywords

data visualisation; trees (mathematics); 3D visualization; cone trees; detail information superimposition; interactive visualization; node clustering; semantic concepts; state transition graph; state transition systems; symmetry; tree structure; visual information; Helium; Optimized production technology; Performance analysis; Space technology; State-space methods; System recovery; Testing; Tree data structures; Tree graphs; Visualization;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Visualization and Computer Graphics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1077-2626

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TVCG.2002.1044518

Filename

1044518