Research is mainly focused on visual and interactive simulation techniques and ranges from basic methods and algorithms to integration and application projects.

Vista is a research program that incorporates many of these activities.

Interactive simulations

• Interactive visual simulation of complex materials using mesh-free methods
• Robust and fast algorithms for rigid body mechanics with Coulomb friction, as well as methods for cloth simulation.
• Flexible and stiff materials.
• Vehicle simulation.

3D Reconstruction

• Semi-automated methods for digital 3D-reconstruction using hetereogeneous data.

Software toolkits

• A modular development platform for vis-sim, VR and digital entertainment - Colosseum3D
• Haptic authoring in OpenSceneGraph (osgHaptics)
• Character animation in OpenSceneGraph- (Replicants)
• Spatial sound - C++3D sound API (OpenAL++)
• OpenSceneGraph Audio Library (osgAL)- Toolkit for spatial sound integrated into OpenSceneGraph.
• Cluster based and parallel rendering
• Shotgun3D - A generalized particle system simulator

Cognition, psychology, psychiatry

• Emotions evoked in virtual reality simulators
• Skill Aquisition

Use areas

• EasyADL
• Stroke simulator
• EmoSim
• RehabVR
• Test for tendancy of falling
• Virtual mouth
• Virtual radiography (EASA2004 1st price!)
• Real time visualization of motion
• Muhammed (past project)
• Haptic Wheelchair Simulator

Urban design

• Urban Design and City Simulation
• Infrastructure planning
• Dragonfältet (past project)
• Landscape visualization (past project)

Scientific Visualization, Education

• Visualization of PET data (past project)
• Visualization of ENA for Mars Express
• Digital Universe

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