Research Facilities

  The CVIP lab is equipped with the following equipment

     2 Supercomputers
     ImmersaDesk Display
     3D Scanner
     Robotic Arm
     Card Eye
    11 SGI Workstations
     3 SGI Terminals ( High Resolution)
    15 PCs (DEL & Gateway 2.2-3 GHz)
     2 Laser Printer (Lexmark)
     2D Scanner (HP)

Supercomputers

Kingtut

Mecca

ImmersaDesk

ImmersaDesk is a projection-based virtual reality system with the aid of LCD stereo glasses, head, and hand tracking. SGI Onyx2 with a Reality Engine is used to create the imagery that is projected onto the screen. The ImmersaDesk features a 4 x 5-foot rear-projected screen at a 45-degree angle. The size and position of the screen give an immersive wide angle view and the ability to look down as well as forward. The resolution is 1024 x 768 at 96Hz. It also features a directional sound system.

3-D Scanner

The Model 3030 3D scan head is an advanced, general-purpose implementation of Cyberware's proven 3D digitizing technology. The 3030 incorporates a rugged, self-contained optical range-finding system, whose dynamic range accommodates varying lighting conditions and surface properties. Entirely software controlled, the 3030 requires no user adjustments in normal use. In operation, the 3030 shines a safe, low-intensity laser on an object to create a lighted profile. A high-quality video sensor captures this profile from two viewpoints. The system can digitize thousands of these profiles in a few seconds to capture the shape of the entire object. Simultaneously, a second video sensor in the 3030 acquires color information.

Robotic Arm

The M-6i is a six-axis, modular construction, electric servo-driven robot designed for a variety of industrial applications. Based on its simple and reliable construction, the M-6iB provides sophisticated motion control and consistent performance with high productivity.

Card-Eye

CardEye is an experimental trinocular, active vision system. The system uses an agile trinocular vision setup mounted on a 3-segment robotic arm. It has the same degrees of freedom as the human eyes and neck, which are vergence, pan, tilt, roll, zoom, focus and iris control. The immediate application of the invention is building a 3D model for the environment. The 3D model can be used in high-level vision tasks such as object recognition, object tracking and robot navigation. (Patent Pending) .

Autonomous Mobility

The ATRV2 and ATRV-Mini is a mobile robot for projects that require a vehicle to be all terrain capable. The ATRV car is one robotic vehicle, in a family of all terrain vehicles, with a low center of gravity, a weather-resistant enclosure, and big wheels to traverse uneven terrain. These all terrain vehicles can be programmed for military or commercial use. Feedback information on tilt and acceleration of the vehicle feeds to processors to adjust movement controls. The lab owns two of them.