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====What is the Imaging Barn?==== | ====What is the Imaging Barn?==== | ||
| − | The Imaging Barn is a collaborative project between Center for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour at the University of Konstanz and the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior near Radolfzell. Housed within a traditional 18th-century barn at the | + | The Imaging Barn is a collaborative project between the Center for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour at the University of Konstanz and the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior near Radolfzell. Housed within a traditional 18th-century barn at the MPI AB campus, it is a core facility for studying the dynamics of highly naturalistic interactions, such as when animals or people meet, eat, or make decisions together. |
====What are the facilities?==== | ====What are the facilities?==== | ||
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The Imaging Barn is a 15 m x 7 m x 6 m free-flight aviary equipped with state-of-the-art tracking and projection technology, including: | The Imaging Barn is a 15 m x 7 m x 6 m free-flight aviary equipped with state-of-the-art tracking and projection technology, including: | ||
| − | * 30 infrared motion-capture cameras from VICON (used in | + | * 30 infrared motion-capture cameras from VICON (used in film and game productions) |
* RGB cameras to develop computer vision | * RGB cameras to develop computer vision | ||
* active and passive acoustic position tracking | * active and passive acoustic position tracking | ||
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====What research does it support?==== | ====What research does it support?==== | ||
| − | The Imaging Barn allows for highly controlled experiments on a diverse range of species, from insects, bats, bird flocks, and human groups. Due to its large volume, it supports research into the collective | + | The Imaging Barn allows for highly controlled experiments on a diverse range of species, from insects, bats, bird flocks, and human groups. Due to its large volume, it supports research into the collective behaviour of freely moving groups of individuals and accurate tracking and body posture reconstruction. The Imaging Barn is currently instrumented for real-time 3D sound localization. |
== Contacts == | == Contacts == | ||
| − | ==== | + | ==== Organizational and technical Manager ==== |
* [[Mathias Günther]] | * [[Mathias Günther]] | ||
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==== Authorities ==== | ==== Authorities ==== | ||
* [[MPI AB]] | * [[MPI AB]] | ||
| − | * [[Animal | + | * [[Animal welfare]] |
* [[MPI IT Support]] | * [[MPI IT Support]] | ||
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* [[Project Ideas]] | * [[Project Ideas]] | ||
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* [[Vicon MoCap]] | * [[Vicon MoCap]] | ||
* [[Acoustic Tracking]] | * [[Acoustic Tracking]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:33, 8 December 2020
Contents
Introduction
What is the Imaging Barn?
The Imaging Barn is a collaborative project between the Center for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour at the University of Konstanz and the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior near Radolfzell. Housed within a traditional 18th-century barn at the MPI AB campus, it is a core facility for studying the dynamics of highly naturalistic interactions, such as when animals or people meet, eat, or make decisions together.
What are the facilities?
The Imaging Barn is a 15 m x 7 m x 6 m free-flight aviary equipped with state-of-the-art tracking and projection technology, including:
- 30 infrared motion-capture cameras from VICON (used in film and game productions)
- RGB cameras to develop computer vision
- active and passive acoustic position tracking
- a potential platform for Virtual Reality
What research does it support?
The Imaging Barn allows for highly controlled experiments on a diverse range of species, from insects, bats, bird flocks, and human groups. Due to its large volume, it supports research into the collective behaviour of freely moving groups of individuals and accurate tracking and body posture reconstruction. The Imaging Barn is currently instrumented for real-time 3D sound localization.
