Geometry working group
Work Plan for 2009
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.
- Navigation & optimisation:
- Correction to safety on exiting surfaces in navigator
by April 30th, 2009
- Implementation of precise ComputeSafety() in navigation for EM use
by October 31st, 2009
- Interoperability of multiple navigators/geometries
by July 1st, 2009
- Improvement in verbosity and control at step number in navigation
by May 15th, 2009
- Study adoption of direction in replica navigation
by November 15th, 2009
- Robustness checking & performance tuning:
- Review response precision of solids on points close to surface
and normals. Verify accuracy of 2nd order equations
by September 30th, 2009
- Focus on tests for solids on complex cases
by September 30th, 2009
- Analysis of challenging test cases for Boolean solids
by September 30th, 2009
- General code review and improvements:
- Continue code review for selected CSG shapes
by October 31st, 2009
- Extension of G4Region to local magnetic fields
by July 31st, 2009
- Prototype new interface for field accuracy settings
by September 30th, 2009
- Code review of field intersection locator classes
by March 31st, 2009
- New features:
- Prototype of BREPS solids by surface extrusion and rotation
by November 30th, 2009
- Detector description persistency:
- Customised GDML writer for schema extensions
by May 30th, 2009
- 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
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Created: 28 November 2008
Modified: 30 January 2009,
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