Last month, Kinesix Software announced the release of KX EDGE, a real-time graphics product based on Microsoft’s much-anticipated .NET architecture.

KX EDGE allows companies in almost any industry to create and use complex graphical user-interfaces for command-and-control applications. It represents one of the most innovative deployments of the increasingly popular .NET framework, a new set of Microsoft tools that are expected to become the industry standard for software protocols.

By building KX EDGE on the .NET framework, Kinesix has created a product that can seamlessly connect a wide variety of back-end data sources through dynamic graphics and data animations. In effect, Kinesix has created a product that serves as the front end to a command-and-control system – providing both data display and data input through intuitive graphics. Moreover, Kinesix has designed KX EDGE so that it requires very little graphics programming and network programming.  

“The main goal of KX EDGE is to allow the user to separate graphics and networking capabilities from the primary command-and-control application, simplifying the overall development and maintenance,” says Russ Jamerson, CEO of Kinesix.

Jamerson emphasizes the fact that KX EDGE allows users to monitor huge volumes of data across a networked user base via sophisticated graphics – without the need to develop or maintain complex proprietary software. “It’s the perfect system for companies that need to make their command-and-control functions come alive with sophisticated dashboards and graphics – allowing them to concentrate on their specific domain expertise,” he says.

Initial KX EDGE Deployment Underway

Bigelow Aerospace is one of the first companies to use KX EDGE. The much-watched Nevada aerospace company is using KX EDGE to create graphical displays for its mission control center in Las Vegas, where the company will oversee the deployment of its first “inflatable” space-station module later this year. The module will be rocketed into space in a compacted form, and once in orbit, will deploy itself using self-inflation technology – all of which will be visualized through KX EDGE dashboards.

“This is an exciting initial deployment for KX EDGE,” says Jamerson, “and we expect several additional end users to adopt KX EDGE in coming months.”  (more)

Case Study:  Canadian Space Agency’s MSS Robotic Arm Simulator

As a collaborator on the International Space Station, the Canadian Space Agency designed the Mobile Servicing System (MSS) component – most commonly known as the station’s robotic arm.  This powerful device was used in the assembly of the station itself, and is now operated by astronauts and cosmonauts to move payloads, relocate astronauts performing spacewalks, capture free-flying objects, and help maintain the station.  (more)

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