This page contains the following sections:

• Research and Development Projects
• Research Interests
• Classes Taught
• Publications
• Contact Information

Research and Development Projects

• Investigation of Ladar phenomenology
• Merging of texel images to form 3D images
• Using texel images to perform accurate people counting
  
• EduServer: a distance education delivery system for use on the Internet

Research Interests

LADAR Systems and Sensors

I am currently involved in LADAR systems projects in many areas of application. These include:

• Ladar system development
• Texel camera development
  
• Texel image applications
• Implementation of real-time digital image processing applications
  

We are developing 3D image acquisition systems based on what we call the "texel camera."  A texel camera is a sensor that simultaneously acquires and fuses distance information using scans from a LAser Detection And Ranging (LADAR, also known as LiDAR) sensor and digital imagery from a digital camera to form a 2-1/2D image, which we call a texel image.  Images of this type, when taken from different positions around an object, can then be registered together to form a true 3D image.  This technology is being developed in the Center for Advanced Imaging LADAR at USU.  For more information on this technology, see the CAIL website.

Data Compression and Distance Education

We are also furthering the mission of Utah State University by developing a distance education delivery system called EduServer.  This is an application that is used to deliver synchronous classroom experiences over the Internet to an on-campus classroom and an extended classroom made up of remotely connected students.  The remote students are able to participate in the class by means of video, audio, and other presentation methods, ask questions and make comments to the other students, and record whiteboard presentations for future reference.  EduServer uses a unique protocol to allow large numbers of students to connect to the classroom without large resources required at the server and in a way that minimizes bandwidth and latency.

Digital Signal Processing

We are adding real-time DSP coursework to our curriculum to meet the needs of industry for engineers with practical DSP hardware experience. I am currently involved in teaching a course based on the TMS320C6713 DSP chip and the Virtex II FPGA which will give our students the ability to understand the hardware implementation aspects of DSP on a widely-used hardware platforms. The course is called ECE 5640 - Real-Time Processors.

Classes Taught

• ECE 3620 Circuits and Signals
• ECE 3640 Signals and Systems
• ECE 5630 Introduction to Digital Signal Processing
• ECE 5640 Real-Time Processors
• ECE 6620 Introduction to Digital Image Processing
• ECE 7620 Advanced Digital Image Processing
• ECE 7630 Advanced Digital Signal Processing

Contact Information

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