Facilities at VSR

Facilities

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Facilities: The Virtual Soldier Research (VSR) program is located within the Center for Computer-Aided Design on The University of Iowa campus. With over 5,000 sq ft of space, VSR has a number of affiliated labs:

* The Digital Humans Laboratory
* The Neuromuscular Biomechanics Laboratory
* The Virtual Reality Laboratory
* The Optimal Design Laboratory (Dr. Jasbir Arora, Director)
* The Computational Mechanics Laboratory (Dr. Colby Swan, Director)
* The Biomechanics and Ergonomics Facility (Dr. Nicole Grosland, Director)
* The Motion Capture laboratory (Dr. Salam Rahmatallah, Director)

	VSR Personnel Offices A newy renovated 2,000 sq ft is occupied by 22 VSR members.
	Office Space VSR personnel will be housed in Suite 101ERF, a newly renovated space on the west side of campus with ample parking space.
	Virtual Reality and Visualization The VSR lab has the following facilities: ICUBE 3-wall (active stereo system) ICUBE 4-wall (active stereo system) ICATCHER 1-wall (passive stereo system) Virtual Screen 1-wall (active stereo system)
	Computational Platforms The VSR facility has 26 desktop computers, 8 high-end computational platforms, and 8 high-end graphics workstations.	Human computer interaction in the virtual world.
	Motion Capture Systems
		We have developed the Virtual Screen such that our real humans can interact with the virtual world.
	Test Equipment
	Transportation CCAD/VSR has an 8-passenger SUV for local transportation and a 7 passenger green minivan (that no one wants to drive).

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