Lent 2007
Virtual reality system
Contacts: Dr. Adar Pelah, Cambridge University Engineering Department Mentor: Caren Weinberg More information: http://www-sigproc.eng.cam.ac.uk/~jl/index.html Dr Pelah and Dr Lasenby have developed a virtual reality imaging system which is designed to measure precisely the movements of a person within the field of view, and map these in real time onto a virtual reality landscape as they walk. The…
New methods of manufacturing metal items
Contacts: Kathryn Jackson, Institute for Manufacturing Mentor: Marc Bax More information: http://www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk/sustainability/projects/incremental.html Working with Dr. Julian Allwood, Kathryn has been researching new methods of metal forming, using a technique called incremental sheet forming. This allows a wide range of three-dimensional shapes to be created without the need for specialized tooling. In traditional metal manufacturing techniques, a unique…
Online multimedia collaboration techniques
Contacts: Yiannis Baltopoulos, Computer Lab Mentor: Shefaly Yogendra More information: http://www.yiannis-online.com/projects/jMule/docs/roadmap/index.html JMule is a suite of software for remote collaboration activities, such as distance learning. It was originally developed by a team at the University of Kent (details below), and at the time received significant commercial interest from a potential licensee. Unlike the current webconferencing products, such…