Project description Multimodal Interfaces Show the project objective Hide the project objective Based on a new type of award-winning sensor technology, the time-of-flight (TOF) camera, ARTTS will develop algorithms and prototype systems to solve open computer-vision problems and enable new applications that involve multimodal interfaces and the sensing of people and their actions. Unlike a conventional video camera, the TOF camera delivers not only an intensity image but also a range map that contains a distance measurement at each pixel, obtained by measuring the time required by light to reach the object and return to the camera (time-of-flight principle).Intelligent recognition and tracking solutions developed for TOF cameras will provide a crucial enabling technology for multimodal interfaces. The current state-of-the-art 3D TOF systems will be considerably improved so as to increase the resolution and quality of the signal and to reduce size, power consumption, and cost. A prototype of the improved system will be developed and released within the ARTTS project. Advanced signal processing methods will increase the quality of the signal and derive the features needed for the subsequent development of algorithms that can track people and recognize their activity. Finally, two further prototypes will be developed and released. One will track head and eye movements, the other will be able to monitor the actions of people in a room and thus provide an interactive interface.The consortium has evolved from a Network of Excellence, all partners have known each other for some time, and some have collaborated extensively in related projects. They bring in exactly the expertise required here.ARTTS will contribute to a large number of IST Strategic Objectives and Proactive Initiatives by developing technology that will enable the natural interaction between humans and their environment on the basis of easy-to-use interfaces and ambient intelligence. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsoptical sensorsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsignal processing Programme(s) FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006). Topic(s) IST-2005-2.5.7 - Multimodal interfaces Call for proposal FP6-2005-IST-5 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator UNIVERSITAET ZU LUEBECK Address Ratzeburger allee 140 23569 L�beck Germany See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments EU contribution € 468 800,00 Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CSEM CENTRE SUISSE D'ELECTRONIQUE ET DE MICROTECHNIQUE SA - RECHERCHE ET DEVELOPPEMENT Switzerland EU contribution € 518 600,00 Address Rue jaquet-droz 1 2002 Neuchatel See on map SENSOMOTORIC INSTRUMENTS GESELLSCHAFT FUER INNOVATIVE SENSORIK MBH Germany EU contribution € 362 750,00 Address Warthestrasse 21 14513 Teltow See on map Activity type Other DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET Denmark EU contribution € 334 800,00 Address Anker engelundsvej 1, bygning 101a 2800 Kgs. lyngby See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI Romania EU contribution € 114 900,00 Address Splaiul independentei 313 60042 Bucharest See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
