Visualization through Image and Simulation
Visualization through Image and Simulation, VIS, is a project aimed at using the Finite Element Method, FEM, to generate 3D visualizations as a means for augmenting the understanding of biomechanical courses of impact injuries.
The project is a collaboration of different departments within academy and industry. The Division of Neuronic Engineering at KTH coordinates and develops Finite Element models which are used in the simulations. The Center for Advanced Medical Simulation and Training, CAMST, and the Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics at the Karolinska Institute at the Karolinska University Hospital and the Karolinska Institute will develop the application as education material together with the Skill Acquisition Lab at Umeå University, which evaluates the user experience. SenseGraphics will contribute with the technical development of advanced 3D visualization.
Two demonstrators will emerge from the project. The first one - called VISed – is intended to be used in education of health care professionals. The other one – VISweb – is e web-based platform that visualizes the simulations. VISweb can be used as a reference book where users can interactively choose course, size of acceleration and the area and grade of violence of an impact.