January 23, 2007
living all over me
The University of Iowa Virtual Soldier Research (VSR) Program
will be holding its first annual public lecture at the Shambaugh
Auditorium of The University of Iowa Main Library on Wednesday,
January 24, 2007, at 4:00 p.m. The public is invited.
The lecture will showcase the research developments and achievements
of the group, highlighting areas such as predictive dynamics, hand
modeling, posture and motion prediction, and muscle and physiology modeling.
VSR is an independent program within the Center for Computer-Aided
Design of the College of Engineering at The University of Iowa. VSR
conducts research aimed at creating human-like figures in physics-
based environments that are interactive and intelligent. These humans
can predict postures and motions and execute tasks.
VSR has successfully attracted significant external funding to Iowa
and has created a digital human called SantosTM, who possesses
accurate biomechanical and physiological characteristics that enable
him to predict motion and execute tasks unaided.
The lecture will demonstrate and explain the following:
- The application of Santos in the automotive, earth-moving
equipment, military, ergonomics, and safety fields
- Research progress in:
- leveraging game technology for science
- 3D human modeling
- real-time interactive human anatomy
- prediction of realistic human postures
- virtual reality in engineering
- the physics of predicting dynamic motion
- the ergonomic advantage of using human models
- How to partner with and help the program
We look forward to your participation in what will be an exciting and
engaging lecture.
For more information, please visit
http://www.digital-humans.org