BSA Flow Software Installation and User's Guide - CSI

4.3 Project explorer
shortcuts to the available project templates
Before beginning a measurement procedure, the user can define a sequence
of data acquisition, analysis and display options leading to the required endresult.
The end-result is updated on-line during measurement, providing
immediate feedback on measurement quality.
Analysis sequences for the experiment are visually presented by the project
explorer. The project explorer consists of linked object icons that provide
intuitive traceability as well as an experimental log.
Objects are events, which generate or present data. The objects are visualised
as icons in a hierarchical structure, the project tree, and selected from
context-sensitive dialogs. Examples of objects are:
• data sources (signal processors or imported data)
• statistical calculations
• spectrum or correlation calculations
• sorting cyclic data into phase angles
• phase averaging
• data plots
• data lists
• data export
4.3.1 A project tree example
Object are described in detail in chapter 5.
The data is stored in a database and can be further analysed, by adding
objects to or deleting objects from an existing data analysis sequence.
When a new object is added to an existing one, it is called a child object. The
existing object is called the parent object. An object and its child objects are
called a branch. Branches or complete project trees can be saved as
templates, see section 4.3.5.
The figure below shows an example of an analysis sequence as visualised in
the project explorer.
Figure 4-4 A typical project tree for velocity profile measurement
The project tree in Figure 4-4 includes what would typically be required for
a velocity profile measurement. The output from this during a measurement
would be:
• on-line velocity histograms for the current traverse position
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