A joint, interdisciplinary, advanced ergonomics research facility for motion capture, 3D imaging and virtual reality

这里提出的项目将在阿尔伯塔大学建立一个跨学科的、先进的人体工程学联合研究设施。该设施将使阿尔伯塔大学的机械工程、土木和环境工程、电气和计算机工程系以及外科系和康考迪亚大学的建筑、土木和环境工程系受益。为了支持他们的NSERC研究赠款和其他研究项目，PI要求一套无磁失真的可穿戴运动捕捉系统，一台便携式，高分辨率，高速光场相机和一套眼动跟踪虚拟现实设备。该设备可以实现三个研究目标：（1）开发一个以用户为中心的虚拟环境设计系统，以主动调查和消除人机工程风险;（2）开发一个基于三维可视化和三维成像的快速ErgoSystem，用于人机工程风险评估和生产力分析;以及（3）开发基于3D成像和动作捕捉的平台，用于解释工作团队的成员之间的眼动模式和眼动交互。在RTI申请中列出的设备将填补我们当前系统中的差距，并显着提高跨学科的研究能力，在美国大学和康考迪亚大学。一旦到位，新系统将使我们能够进一步获得三理事会的资助，以支持我们的研究，HQP培训和工业合作。

The project proposed here will build a joint interdisciplinary, advanced, ergonomics research facility at the University of Alberta. This facility will benefit the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, as well as the Department of Surgery at the University of Alberta and the Department of Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering at Concordia University. To support their active NSERC research grants and other research programs, the PIs request a set of wearable motion capture system without magnetic distortions, a portable, high-resolution, high-speed light field camera and a set of eye-tracking virtual reality devices in order. Three research objectives can be achieved with the equipment: (1) develop a user-centred, built virtual environment design system to investigate and eliminate ergonomic risks proactively; (2) develop a 3D visualization and 3D-imaging based, rapid ErgoSystem for ergonomic risk assessment and productivity analysis; and (3) develop a 3D-imaging and motion capture based platform for interpreting eye movement patterns and eye movement interactions among members of a working team. The requested devices listed in this RTI application will fill out the gap in our current system and significantly enhance interdisciplinary research capacity at the U of A and Concordia University. Once in place, the new system will enable us to further obtain tri-council funding to support our research, HQP training and industrial collaborations.