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Current Projects
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Vehicle Inspection for Weapons of Mass Destruction
(ARMY):
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objective of this project is to develop a series of mobile robots
capable of inspecting a large number of vehicles entering high-value
national assets for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological weapons. The
expertise of the IRIS Lab. in data acquisition, data fusion, and imaging
will play a central role in the design of these robots. Other
universities, government agencies, and industrial partners will
participate in this program led by UT. |
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Face Recognition Using Thermal Imaging
(NAVY):
The
objective of this project is to develop a face recognition module able to
identify a disguised individual approaching a military facility. The IRIS
Lab. will leverage a significant amount of research on face recognition in
the visible spectrum developed under other programs. Imaging techniques
required to detect abnormal blood flow will be developed. |
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Perimeter Surveillance of Large Harbor Facilities
(NAVY):
The
objective of this project is to develop a multi-robot naval system able
to detect threat objects on large cargo vessels. The expertise of the
IRIS Lab. in sensor placement, data processing and networking will play
a major role in this project. Sensor simulation using two major U.S.
ports are being used to validate the theory. |
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Video Tracking and Face Recognition in Airports
(FAA):
The
objective of this project is to develop an automatic system to identify
violators of EXIT lanes in airports, tract these individuals, recognize
their faces, and match it against a database. In this project, the IRIS Lab.
coordinates with National Safe Skies, Honeywell, and ORNL. |
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Virtual environments for Military Vehicle Design
(ARMY):
The objective of
this program is to generate photo-realistic models to be used in large
driving simulators to aid in the simulation and design of large combat
and transport military vehicles. The IRIS Lab. provides support for
TACOM in (1) image synthesis to enhance military vehicle survivability
and (2) laser scanning technology for rapid prototyping of military
parts in the field. In this effort, the IRIS Lab. collaborates with
seven other universities and several military projects at TACOM. |
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Robotics and Imaging for Environmental Clean-up
(DOE):
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objective of this program is to develop robotic and imaging systems capable
of mapping nuclear sites to characterize, sort, and package hazardous
materials for permanent storage. Three-dimensional laser imaging, sensor
fusion, and robotics control strategies are some of the technologies being
developed by the IRIS Lab to support DOE. The IRIS Lab. interacts with four
other universities and all major national laboratories including ORNL.
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Enhancement of X-ray Imaging for Airport Security
(FAA):
The
objective of this project is to increase the potential of identifying
weapons, bombs, and other threat objects carried by passengers onto an
aircraft. The IRIS Lab. has developed some unique imaging methods to
identify concealed objects in carry-on luggage. On this program, the
IRIS Lab. collaborates with the leading manufactures of X-ray scanning
hardware and ORNL. |
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News and Events
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 | Channel 6 does a news story on IRIS Lab Safebot
technology.
See story here. |
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| Dr. Denise Jackson (IE) organized the 2004 DiscoverE
day for Girl Scouts of Tanasi Council. This is a program designed to
introduce girls in the 5th through 10th grades to engineering, and this
year's theme was "Engineers - Turning Ideas into Reality." There were
six different demonstration groups from the College of Engineering, one
of which was the IRIS Lab. The girls learned image processing basics,
observed two robots in action, and participated in hands-on
demonstrations, including processing, coding, and operation of a PTZ
camera. The girls particularly enjoyed adding processing effects to
photos of their leaders and troop members. |
Roselyne explains PhotoShop
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Sherry leads a coding demo |
The Team of Helpers |
| Dr. Abidi and a couple of the IRIS Lab projects were
featured on the Jumbotron during the Marshall vs. UT Football game
September 13, 2003. The clip can be downloaded using one of the
links below
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Dr. Monica Schmidt (MABE) organized a 2003 visit to the
College of Engineering by Girl Scouts from Tanasi Council, Inc. for
"Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day." The program entitled
"Discover-E" provided 40 fifth to tenth grade girls with nine different
demonstrations, one of which was the IRIS Lab. The girls got hands on
experience by getting to operate a robot for under vehicle inspection, and
even laser range scanning. Below are some pictures from the event.
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Umayal demonstrates 3D computer models in
VRML to a few of the girl scouts.
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Sarath gives an explanation of laser
range scanning using the REIGL LMS-Z210.
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Rangan lets the girls have at image
retouching.
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IRIS Lab collaborates with South Doyle High School for FIRST
Robotics Competition. Knoxville News-Sentinel Article.
Members of the IRIS Lab served as mentors for the South Doyle FIRST Robotics
team. David Page headed the IRIS Lab's involvement under the direction
of Dr. Abidi. Page was assisted by Tak Motoyama. |
IRIS Lab to begin renovation of 2nd Floor of Ferris Hall
soon. |
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