OpenPTV

Open Source Particle Tracking Velocimetry

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What is OpenPTV

OpenPTV foundation is a collaborative effort of several research groups to join in order to develop a better software for three-dimensional Lagrangian particle tracking velocimetry.

OpenPTV is standing on the shoulders of giants. The origins are from the 3D-PTV software, developed for years at ETH Zurich. Since then few additional branches of the software have been developed independently by TU/e group of Turbulence and Vortex Dynamics (C++ version with Tcl/Tk and few new algorithms of general coordinate transformation) and by the Turbulence Structure Laboratory at Tel Aviv University (Python version, PyPTV).

Kick-off meeting in Tel Aviv, April 29 - May 3, 2013

Workshop on Open Particle Tracking Velocimetry

Outcome of the kick-off meeting

Software repository on Github

1. C+Tcl/Tk version (including test folder) - stable version, development halted
2. Python - C version with the new liboptv library
3. Data examples

Support and contact info

Ask your questions on our Google group forum: or drop us an e-mail

If you are interested in commercial applications and full support, ask the group or write to photrack Ltd

Disclosure:

If you are looking for the Open Source Personal Transport Vehicle, please go to openptv.org

Note that there are several methods that have similar names but different goals. OpenPTV is not related to:

• Two dimensional PIV method
• Single particle tracking
• Numerical method of Lagrangian particle tracking