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

提案#：12-29297PI(S)：Nooshabadi，Saeid Kuhl，Scott；Wang，ChaoliInstitution：密歇根理工大学标题：MRI/Dev：多视角视频、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：该项目开发一个由大型拼接显示器、多个视频采集摄像头和用于大规模数据分析和可视化以及多视角编码和渲染的高性能GPU集群组成的仪器，旨在实现图形、视觉和多视角视频融合的大量研究(包括基于图像的建模和渲染(包括基于图像的建模和渲染(MR)和MPEG4/7)。该仪器还包括对传统界面的增强，这些界面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。它还将用于进一步开发新的算法和技术，用于大规模数据分析和可视化、身临其境的虚拟环境和图像编码，以及它们正在与国家实验室和工业界的科学家和研究人员进行的合作。随着超大型平板显示器和Xbox Kinect等基本跟踪系统的出现，这些类型的编码器、显示器和跟踪系统在未来应该会变得更加成熟和负担得起。更广泛的影响：拟议的工具可以极大地影响远程医疗、制造和机器人领域。它还可用于计算机图形学、虚拟环境、数据可视化、多媒体和计算机游戏等课程。PIS建议组织暑期计划，以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.