MRI: Equipment Acquisition for Research in Enabling Technologies for Volumetric Imaging, Responsive Displays andTelecollaboration

EIA-9871235施罗德、彼得·巴尔、艾伦·H·加州理工学院核磁共振：体积成像、响应性显示器和远程合作使能技术研究的设备采购这项提案与设备有关，它将支持一项使能体积成像、响应性显示器和远程合作技术的综合研究计划。PI的愿景是为协作的科学发现和设计提供一个有效的虚拟工作空间。这就需要在几何建模、可视化、并发计算和人机交互等领域进行基础研究。整合这些元素将使我们能够开发新的方法来管理和洞察复杂的流程和数据。它还将导致在图形学、科学计算、体积成像、人机交互和并发计算的融合方面探索新的计算范例。目标应用程序包括同步和异步协作环境中的科学可视化、概念设计和快速科学实验。为支持这一研究议程，私人投资机构正在寻求资金，以购置建立相关研究设施所需的设备。该设施的中心将是两个最先进的响应式工作台和3D立体显示设备。此外，实验室将包含一个响应性的白板显示屏，将研究整合到课堂环境中。支持请求将提供：(1)与响应工作台上的大型数据集交互所需的高性能计算和图形硬件；(2)建造配套设备--响应白板的设备；(3)光学跟踪器原型；以及(4)连接加州理工学院2个响应工作台的光纤链路。

EIA-9871235 Schroder, Peter Barr, Alan H. California Institute of Technology MRI: Equipment Acquisition for Research in Enabling Technologies for Volumetric Imaging, Responsive Displays and Telecollaboration This proposal pertains to equipment, which will support an integrated research program in enabling technologies for volumetric imaging, responsive displays, and telecollaboration. The PIs' vision is that of an effective virtual workspace for collaborative scientific discovery and design. This requires fundamental research in the areas of geometric modeling, visualization, concurrent computation and human-computer interaction. Integrating these elements will enable us to develop new approaches for managing-and gaining insight into-complex processes and data. It will also lead to the exploration of new computing paradigms at the confluence of graphics, scientific computing, volumetric imaging, human-computer interaction, and concurrent computation. Target applications include scientific visualization, conceptual design, and rapid scientific experimentation both in synchronous and asynchronous collaboration settings. In support of this research agenda the PIs are seeking funding for the acquisition of equipment necessary to create the associated research facility. The centerpiece of the facility will be two state-of-the-art responsive workbenches, 3D stereoscopic display devices. Additionally the lab will contain a responsive whiteboard display to integrate the research into classroom settings. The support request will provide: (1) the high-performance computation and graphics hardware needed for interaction with large datasets on the responsive workbench; (2) equipment to construct a companion device, the responsive whiteboard; (3) prototype optical trackers, and (4) a fiber optic link to connect the 2 Caltech responsive workbenches.