IRIS Research Staff

Chris Kammerud
Masters Student

Nanovision for MEMS Inspection -

Nanotechnology brings benefits to several areas of science including: medicine, where substances such as nano hydroxyapatite (HA) are used in bone repair and regeneration, materials, where stain-resistant pants and shirts are a commercial success, and in micro-electro-mechanical-systems, or MEMS.  Imaging successfully at the nano-scale is key to the advancement of nanotechnology as a whole. Our work is  focused on gauging the effectiveness of 3D reconstruction and inspection using three microscopes: the Atomic Force, Scanning Electron, and Laser Scanning Confocal.  We have developed algorithms to reconstruct a 3D MEMS model  information and are in the process of assessing the reconstruction accuracy of each microscope. 

Simulation, Animation, 3D Visualization - The ability to view objects in three dimensions is key to a human's ability to understand and interact with objects in the real world.  Because of this it is of great benefit to someone that spends time collecting, examining, or manipulating 3D data to experience the data in a virtual reality environment.  Work is being done with a virtual reality environment provided by Viz-Tek.  A goal of the project is to integrate data that has been, and is currently being created by the lab.  One set of data being integrated comes from work done with 3D Studio Max developing simulated luggage models.