Geometry working group
Work Plan for 2010
NOTE: Dates assigned to items are to be considered just indicative.
Items marked with 
refer to
new developments.
Items marked with 
will
involve new man-power or contribution from external sources interested in
the project.
Items marked with 
will
require coordination with more than one Working Group.
- Architecture:
- Review of classes exposed to kernel and thread-safety
by November 30th, 2010
- Finalisation of interoperability of multiple navigators/geometries
by July 1st, 2010
- Navigation & optimisation:
- Implementation of additional precise ComputeSafety() in navigation
by March 31st, 2010
- Review of navigation verbosity and control at step number
by May 15th, 2010
- Adoption of direction in replica navigation
by October 31st, 2010
- Robustness checking & performance tuning:
- Review accuracy of 2nd order equations for points
close to surface on last remaining solids (G4Cons,
G4Orb, ...)
by June 30th, 2010
- Review of complex test cases and reported issues
by September 30th, 2010
- General code review and improvements:
- Apply improvements to regular navigation to increase
efficiency and precision and reduce memory consumption
by September 30th, 2010
- Continue code review for selected CSG shapes
by October 31st, 2010
- Implement recommendations from code review of field intersection
locator classes and resolve known issues
by March 31st, 2010
- New features:
- Extension of parameterisation to cylinders for regular navigation
by September 30th, 2010
- Review design of new interface for field accuracy settings
and inclusion in distribution
by September 30th, 2010
- New arbitrary trapezoid shape with up to 8 vertices lying on two
parallel planes perperdincular to Z axis
by October 31st, 2010
- Extension to divisions to allow for gaps in replicated daughters
by October 31st, 2010
- Routine activities
- Extend testing suite for solids (CSG/specific/Boolean/BREPS)
- Review of user documentation and publication of a preprint paper
on a refereed journal
Major items above prioritized and with description
Items for 2010 & beyond
Previous years planned activities
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Created: 18 January 2010
Modified: 20 January 2010,
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