MRI: Development of Infrastructure for Research in Multi-View Video, Graphics, Visualization and Immersive Virtual Environment Systems

提案编号：12-29297PI(s): Nooshabadi, Saeid Kuhl, Scott；毕业院校：密歇根理工大学职称：MRI/Dev：多视图视频、图形、可视化和沉浸式虚拟环境系统研究的基础设施项目建议：该项目开发一种仪器，包括大规模平铺显示器、多个视频捕捉摄像头和用于大规模数据分析和可视化、多视图编码和渲染的高性能GPU集群，旨在实现图形、视觉、和多视点视频融合（包括基于图像的建模和渲染（IBMR）和MPEG-4/7）。该仪器还包括传统界面的增强，支持图形和视频编码的3D合并研究，增强现实和人类感知研究。它还将用于进一步推进大规模数据分析和可视化、沉浸式虚拟环境和图像编码的新算法和技术的发展，以及他们与国家实验室和工业的科学家和研究人员的持续合作。正如大型平板显示器和基本追踪系统（如Xbox Kinect）的出现所证明的那样，这些类型的编码器、显示器和追踪系统将在未来变得更加成熟和廉价。更广泛的影响：提议的仪器可以极大地影响远程医疗，制造业和机器人领域。它还可以用于计算机图形学、虚拟环境、数据可视化、多媒体和计算机游戏等课程。ppi提议组织暑期课程，吸引高中生进入科学和STEM相关领域。

Proposal #: 12-29297PI(s): Nooshabadi, Saeid Kuhl, Scott; Wang, ChaoliInstitution: Michigan Technological UniversityTitle: MRI/Dev: Infrastructure for Research in Multi-view Video, Graphics, Visualization and Immersive Virtual Environment SystemsProject Proposed:This project, developing an instrument consisting of a large-scale tiled display, multiple video capture cameras, and a high-performance GPU cluster for large-scale data analysis and visualization, and multi-view coding and rendering, aims to enable a significant amount of research where graphics, vision, and multi-view video converge (including image-based modeling and rendering (IBMR) and MPEG-4/7). The instrument additionally includes augmentation of traditional interfaces that support research in 3D merger of graphics and video-coding, augmented reality and human perception research. It will also be used a to further advance the development of novel algorithms and techniques for large-scale data analysis and visualization, immersive virtual environments and image coding, as well as their on-going collaborations with scientists and researchers at national laboratories and industry. As evidenced by the availability of very large flat-panel displays and basic tracking systems such as Xbox Kinect, these types of coders, displays, and tracking systems should become more mature and affordable in the future. Broader Impacts: The proposed instrument can greatly impact the areas of telemedicine, manufacturing, and robotics. It can also be used for classes on computer graphics, virtual environments, data visualization, multi-media, and computer gaming. The PIs propose to organize summer programs to attract high-school students into science and STEM related areas.