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

Schroder, Peter Barr, Alan H.加州理工学院MRI：用于体积成像、响应式显示和远程协作使能技术研究的设备采购。该提案涉及设备，将支持体积成像、响应式显示和远程协作使能技术的综合研究计划。pi的愿景是为协作科学发现和设计提供有效的虚拟工作空间。这需要在几何建模、可视化、并发计算和人机交互领域进行基础研究。集成这些元素将使我们能够开发管理复杂过程和数据的新方法，并获得对复杂过程和数据的洞察力。它还将在图形学、科学计算、体积成像、人机交互和并发计算的融合中探索新的计算范式。目标应用包括同步和异步协作设置中的科学可视化、概念设计和快速科学实验。为了支持这一研究议程，pi正在寻求资金购买必要的设备，以创建相关的研究设施。该设施的核心将是两个最先进的响应工作台，3D立体显示设备。此外，实验室将包含一个响应式白板显示，将研究整合到课堂设置中。支持请求将提供：(1)在响应式工作台上与大型数据集交互所需的高性能计算和图形硬件；(2)设备构建配套设备，响应式白板；(3)原型光学跟踪器，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.