Research group for Applied Computational Intelligence Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences

Work and research areas

Signal and Data Analysis

  • Statistical time series analysis
  • Feature extraction in time, frequency and wavelet domain and in state space
  • Multivariate statistical methods
  • Image and video analysis

Pattern Recognition

  • Classification, regression, association, clustering
  • Automatic relevance determination, feature weighting, feature selection
  • Development of devices with embedded intelligence

Applications

  • Human factors, especially vigilance
  • Industrial sensor signal processing
  • Industrial image processing
  • Financial data analysis (time series forecasting)
  • Sleep research, especially microarousals

Expert Systems

  • Modeling and simulation
  • Knowledge representation

Services

Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence

  • Signal and data analyses
  • Validation studies
  • Embedded pattern recognition
  • Image and video analysis
  • Embedded intelligence device development
  • Software development in the areas of machine learning & artificial intelligence

Data acquisition & analysis

  • Experimental usability studies
  • Measurement and evaluation of eye tracking signals
  • Experimental human factors studies
  • Creation, collection and analysis of online questionnaires
  • Software development in the areas of data acquisition & analysis
Driving simulation
Driving simulation

Laboratory - Driving simulation

Capturing the performance of vehicle drivers

  • Real-time 3D simulation, projection angle 56°.
  • Real vehicle: GM-Opel Corsa B, stationary
  • Vehicle variables: Steering angle, pedal travel, lane deviation, time-to-lane crossing, acceleration, speed
  • Secondary tasks: e.g. operation of instruments, external devices
  • Measurement of biosignals (EEG, ECG, EOG, EDA, eye tracking)
  • Interface to road design programs
  • Hardware-accelerated real-time simulation of vehicle kinematics
Vigilance cabine
Vigilance cabine

Laboratory - Vigilance testing

Acquisition of the ability of sustained attention

  • Five soundproof cabins with couch and armchair testing place
  • Multiple sleep latency test, Lavie 9-13 test, Alpha sleep test
  • Multiple wakefulness test, O’Hanlon radar test, Mackworth clock
  • Psychomotor vigilance test, Continuous and unstable pursuit tasks
  • Saccades / Antisaccades Test (EOG), Pupillographic Sleepiness Test
image capturing system
image capturing system

Laboratory Area - Image processing

Erfassung von von Bildern mit verschiedenen Belichtungen

  • Modern image capturing system by keyence
  • VGA b/w high-hpeed camera
  • 2MP color high-speed camera
  • multi-spectral ringlight
  • fringe pattern projection
  • LED backlighting
Vibroacoustic demo system
Vibroacoustic demo system

Laboratory Area - Vibroacoustic Signal Analysis

Acquisition of vibroacoustic signals

  • Demo system for the generation of vibroacoustic signals
  • Recording of structure-borne sound up to 16.000Hz
Heatmap of the Eyetracking-System
Heatmap of the Eyetracking-System

Laboratory Area - Eyetracking

Eye movement acquisition

  • Binocular recording, 250 measurements per second, accuracy 1°.
  • Usability: recording of human-machine interactions in combination with eye tracking and video recording
  • Fixation test (eye tracking), Smooth Pursuit Test (eye tracking)
Portable Biosignal Recording Device
Portable Biosignal Recording Device

Laboratory Area - Biomedical Engineering

Biosignal acquisition

  • Portable devices
  • Measurement of EEG, ECG, EOG, EDA, body temperature
  • Up to 512 measurements per second
Cabins of the vigilance laboratory
Cabins of the vigilance laboratory
Older version of an eye tracker
Older version of an eye tracker
Transport of the car to the laboratory
Transport of the car to the laboratory
Students during a night driving study
Students during a night driving study