Acquisition of a 3D Computer Reconstruction Center

该提案寻求资金，以建立一个3D重建中心 在印第安纳州的理学院和医学院 普渡大学印第安纳波利斯分校。 该设施将 主要有三个功能：1）支持和扩展几个方面， 在生物学和解剖学系进行研究项目， 2)提供计算机工具， 教师将得到加强，3）允许研究人员在 印第安纳波利斯参与3D的开发和测试 和他们在大学的同事一起使用重建软件 在西雅图的华盛顿。 生命科学的许多研究将受益于 能够创建其对象的三维模型， study. 这些模型对于理解 构成整体的各部分之间的相互关系。 的 应用几何的数学是众所周知的，但 计算密集型。 最新一代的微型计算机 已经强大到足以处理这样的计算 问题 我们小组正在寻找计算机硬件，软件， 以及必要的外围设备来记录连续切片的图像， 把这些图像输入电脑， 将图像转化为可以操作的三维模型， 解剖、探索并复制到纸上和幻灯片上。 资助这个项目的好处是增加了 提高了各种调查的效率， 通过更好的介绍，让其他研究者理解 研究成果和合作开发新的 算法为生活提供更强大的软件 以理工科为重

This proposal seeks funds to develop a 3D Reconstruction Center in the School of Science and the School of Medicine at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis. This facility will serve three primary functions: 1) support and extend several on- going research projects in the Department of Biology and Anatomy, 2) provide the computer tools through which interaction among faculty will be enhanced, and 3) allow the researchers in Indianapolis to participate in the developing and testing of 3D reconstruction software with their colleagues at the University of Washington in Seattle. Many investigations in the life sciences would benefit from the ability to create three dimensional models of their objects of study. These models are necessary for the understanding of the interrelationships among the parts which comprise the whole. The mathematics of applied geometry are well-known, but are computational intensive. The latest generation of microcomputers have become powerful enough to handle such computational problems. Our group is seeking the computer hardware, software, and necessary peripherals to record images of serial sections, enter those images into the computer, process the 2 dimensional images into 3 dimensional models that can be manipulated, dissected, explored and copied onto paper and slides. The benefits of funding this project are in an increase in productivity of a wide variety of investigations, enhanced understanding by other investigators through better presentation of research findings and cooperation in development of new algorithms to provides more powerful software for the life sciences.