Editing Projects:Software framework for multi-sensory environments

== Overview == 

The purpose of this project is to develop of a software framework that will allow effective use
of experimental facilities with multiple sensors e.g. imaging barn. The framework will
standardize the process of synchronized data collection, data sharing (formats) and data
manipulation (processing). Such standardization will promote collaborative development and
support technology or methods transfer between different facilities i.e. Barn, Imaging Hangar,
human tracking facility at Psychology Dept.

Closely related to [[Projects:Improve tracking of individual markers and marker patterns]] and [[Projects:Augment marker tracking with visual tracking]].

Details:[[file:Cluster-Medium-Project-Grant_HemalNaik.pdf]]

== Contact ==
* [[Hemal Naik]], hnaik@ab.mpg.de
* [[Mathias Günther]]

== Collaborators ==
* Oliver Deussen (host)
* Iain Couzin
* Britta Renner 
* Mate Nagy, mnagy@ab.mpg.de
* Bastian Goldluecke, bastian.goldluecke@uni-konstanz.de

== Aims ==
The main aim of the project is to have a repository with useful code snippets that allow users to quickly use the data generated in the imaging facilities. 
The code will ideally work as base code on top of which user can build their own project. 

== Key Features == 

* Reading data generated by [[Vicon:Data format documentation|VICON mo-cap]] system in the [[Imaging Barn|Imaging Barn]].
* Augmenting 3D data on videos
* Annotation of keypoints on video
* Verification of 6-DOF patterns
* 6-DOF pose independent of VICON system
* Stereo triangulation of points from video
* 3D-Transformations in different coordinate systems
* Reading data stream over network for real-time experiments [https://www.vicon.com/software/datastream-sdk/ [Info<nowiki>]</nowiki>]

'' Note : The features are in constant development and the page is updated every month ''

== Milestones == 

The first soft-release with example code is planned on 22 Dec. It will be done during the presentation with researchers from the cluster. 
Ideally, we will introduce basic repository with preliminary functionalities that can be utilized immediately. 



== Example code ==

* Realtime stream reading with VICON SDK
* Custom 6-DOF tracking with VICON 3D Points and comparison with VICON 6-DOF tracking
* Realtime stream reading without VICON SDK
* Manual annotation of custom frames 
* Creating 2D-3D annotation datasets with manual annotation or vicon positions.
* Stereo triangulation

== Test Data ==

The sample datasets will be available soon for trying out different stuff. 

PigeonPostureDataset 

StarlingDataset

PigeonGazeDataset

== Example Projects ==

These projects will be presented in complete form at the end of the project. 

* Adding External camera calibration [ Showing hardware integrations ]
* AR visualization of 3D movement [ Showing Interactive vislualization capabilities]
* Interactive drone flight and recording data from area of interest interactively [ Showing real-time control and optimized data capturing ]
* Live tracking of posture [ Showing ML capabilities] 
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