Cultural Heritage Applications IST-1999-10954

VAKHUM

Virtual Animation of the Kinematics of the Human for Industrial, Educational and Research Purposes

1. B – Université Libre de Bruxelles (Co-ordinator)

2. I – Istituti Ordopedici Rizzoli

3. I – Università degli Studi di Sassari

4. UK – De Montfort University

5. I – Libera Università “Campus Bio-Medico” di Roma

6. EL – Neurosoft S.A.

7. F – Engineering Systems International S.A.

Cultural Heritage Applications IST-1999-10954

• 24 months (start: january 2000)• Aim: Creation on the Internet of a source of high-quality data for both

morphological and kinematics models of human joints• Two pilot services will be established:

• data (raw, geometric, finite elements) for industry and visualisation• tutorial services for medical training

• Investigation of:• kinematics & 3-D visualisation• interactive interfaces for multimedia• real-time volumetric rendering• economic models for producing tutorials

Duration & Objectives

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Objectives (some examples)

•New data and knowledge in anatomy

•Transmition of this knowledge via tutorials for medical education (medical students & staff, bio-engineers).

user screen

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Realistics human dummies for virtual

car crash

Objectives (benefits)

• Data for Industrial, Educational & Research Purposes:

•To provide access to knowledge to improve treatment of joint diseases

•Integration of results will be valuable for bio-engineering simulations

•Extended visualisation and teaching services will provide a platform for “products” derived from the raw data

•direct value to the elderly and disabled of Europe

•supports UNESCO “The Bone”

Finite elements

Kinematics & Geometry

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• High-quality data services will be developed for industrial & academics users

• An educational service will be created using state-of-the-art multimedia, 3-D and virtual reality interfaces to demonstrate joint behaviour and provide tutorials for medical profession

• Annual user conferences, promotional material, Web site, public tutorial and industrial demonstrators, establishment of a user group

• Administrative details: • total cost: 1,478,206 euro• EC contribution: 1,100,000 euro• Project Officer: Mr Claude POLIART

Milestones & Budget

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Problems & Solutions

• Personnel recruitment• EU shortage in highly qualified personnel• Announcement send to 120 professionnal lists• Recruitment of non-EU citizens long

administrative procedures (workpermit, visa, …) DELAY !

• Solutions• To allow a «recruiting» period between contract

signature and official start of the projects• To decrease the length of the administrative

procedures• To make Universities more attractive

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Addresses

• Website : www.ulb.ac.be/project/vakhum

• VAKHUM list : vakhum@ior.it

• VAKHUM egroup : vakhum@egroups.com

• Co-ordinator :Serge VAN SINT JAN, sintjans@ulb.ac.be