COHERENT project

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COHERENT project

• 5th COHERENT meeting - 09/01/2006, Budapest

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Management Issues

• GSA-DDS
• Irrealistic claim for further 94.318 GBP (138.000
  EUR)
• Current budget situatiuon
• GSA total budget 340.448 EUR
• Advance paid 129.250 (P1 80.496, 2nd advance
  48.754)
• Reamining amount 211.198 (contribution)
• Bonn-Un. budget 127.824
• Remaining amount 83.374 (for the consortium)

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Management issues

• Cost summary suggested for GSA-DDS for 2005
• covering 48.754 EUR advance
• 10 M/M development effort
• 4000 EUR consumables
• 2300 EUR travel, other
• EU might support but no agreement achieved with
  GSA
• Suggested minutes to be signed by all parties
  regarding GSAs dismissal

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Management issues

• GSA interaction module development
• New partner
• Validation 3 M/M not used, CRS4?
• Extended evaluation plan, CRS4, 2M/M?
• Extended management requirements, Hol, 2M/M
• Extended dissemination requirements, e.g.
  SIGGRAPH, budget requirement min. 20.000 EUR
• Requirements for the 6-month project extension
• Use of ISS budget?

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Interaction module

• Analysis of tracking system developers and
  manufacturers based on infrormation collected by
• various universities
• http//ls7-www.cs.uni-dortmund.de/research/gesture
  /vbgr-table.htmlPOS-tablePOS-table
• http//www.xspasm.com/x/sfu/vmi/
• http//vrlab.epfl.ch/thalmann/VR/VRcourse_hardwar
  e.pdf
• http//www.geocities.com/mellott124/glove1.htm
• http//www.hfg-karlsruhe.de/digital/1999_00ws/kurs
  /xtratrax/local/HMTT.html
• http//vr-atlantis.com/vr_systems_guide/vr_systems
  _list3.html
• VR product distributor and system integrator
  companies
• http//www.cyberedge.com/info_r_lnx.html
• http//www.virtalis.co.uk

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Interaction module

• Optical based tracking systems
• Research groups from universities
• http//www.cc.gatech.edu/fac/Thad.Starner/031_rese
  arch.htm,http//www.cc.gatech.edu/fac/Thad.Starner
  /v/23_Perceptive WB.avi
• http//www.neuroinformatik.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/ini/
  VDM/research/computerVision/graphMatching/classifi
  cation/handPosture/contents.html
• http//ls7-www.cs.uni-dortmund.de/research/gesture
  /zyklop/video/zyklop.mov,http//ls7-www.cs.uni-dor
  tmund.de/research/gesture/argus/video/argus.mov
• http//www.khm.de/micha/Science/IS/index.html
• VR entertainment - solution provider companies
• http//alterface.adsl.perceval.be/3Dgesture/
• http//www.ar-tracking.de/
• http//www.vicon.com/products/peakmotussoftware.ht
  ml

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Interaction module

• FlyStyks, 3D mouse (90-2K) interactive 3D
  applications
• http//www.ar-tracking.de/
• http//www.ascension-tech.com/products/
• Gloves (60-2K) interactive 3D applications
• http//www.5dt.com/products/pdataglove5u.html
• 3D position trackers movie effects, sport
  sience
• http//www.ptiphoenix.com/products/
• Force feedback 3D pheripherials simulators,
  interactive 3D applications
• http//www.polhemus.com/MotionTrackingVirtualReali
  ty.htm
• http//www.sensable.com/
• Other product - Monkey modeller character
  animation, other VR accessories
• http//www.didi.com/www/areas/products/monkey2/
• http//www.vrealities.com/

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Software development

• OpenGL wrapper
• Work done
• New architecture (final phase)
• Multihead support
• Single diffuse texture support
• First version of HV 640RC geometry support has
  been implemented
• ToDo
• Full OpenGL support (multitexturing, lights,
  etc.)
• Extended settings for specific functions
  (rendering speed, image quality and 3D accuracy)
• Final version of HV 640RC geometry support

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Software development

• HoloVizio 640RC software
• Work done
• Operating system
• Dual gigabit single ETH network configuration
• Creation and test of final OS environment
• Test image displaying solution
• Fine manual calibration system
• Todo
• Operating system
• User network management
• tests
• Calibration
• Automatic, camera based calibration
• Run-time calibration