Systems Analytics Laboratory (SAL)

Directed by PI Xianbiao Hu

The SAL has a laboratory space of approximately 40 m², featuring sensors, feedback devices, and computing resources for use in prototyping, analyzing, testing, and optimization of various complex systems.  The SAL’s five work stations are equipped with GPUs from its computing resource.

The SAL has multiple types of sensors capable of capturing human motions such as one Microsoft Kinect motion capture system, one flip video recorder, and two Myo armbands, as well as a smart feedback system based on Bluetooth low energy beacons and cloud computing technologies. This feedback system can provide feedback to workers and interact with them in the workplace.

This lab operates and manages the Missouri S&T driving simulator (see Fig. 6). The simulator can create various virtual reality scenarios, project them onto a 2 m × 8 m display screen powered by three LCD projectors, interact with users, and collect driving simulation data. For the proposed project, the simulator can be used to visualize bridge inspection sites for drivers, stakeholders, and the general public.

Fig. 6 Driving Simulator at Missouri S&T