Zebra Imaging Awarded 3D Medical Simulation Contract
(Austin, Texas) Zebra Imaging has been awarded a $1.1M contract by IVIR, Incorporated on behalf of the US Army for evaluation of holographic three dimensional visualization as an element of medical and other military training. Under the contract, working through IVIR and with the University of Minnesota Center for Research Education and Simulation Training (CREST), Zebra will apply holographic 3D visualization to medical modeling, and will deliver the capability and a complete ZScape™ Motion Display (ZMD) to the Army Research Lab (ARL) Simulation and Training Technology Center in Orlando, Florida. The effort will investigate current holographic and 3D imaging technologies and their potential uses for integration into existing medical modeling and simulation systems. Holographic and 3D anatomical displays will allow medical professionals to better visualize human anatomy and physiology for education, training and practice.
“Medical information is inherently 3D,” says Zebra Chief Technology Officer Michael Klug, “and this venture into the field of medical simulation, training, and education is a glimpse of the future. Zebra holographic displays are broadly capable, with utility in applications as diverse as tactical and strategic operations, intelligence operations, training and medical simulation.” Klug concludes, “the ZMD is a dynamic system capable of ingesting the many forms of 3-D models and data currently in use in today’s medical community.”
IVIR, Inc, Information Visualization and Innovative Research, located in Sarasota, Florida, has over 50 years combined experience in medical simulation training, with specific experience in military medical modeling and simulation, and training assessment. The final, integrated display will be delivered to STTC in Orlando, Florida for evaluation in medical and other scenarios. The Armed Forces Simulation Institute for Medicine (AFSIM) and ARL are also supporting the effort.
The University of Minnesota CREST is a world leader in the R&D of medical simulation models that will drive the future of health care professional education. Zebra will deliver a 9-tile ZMD display, and develop software to integrate 3D anatomical medical models into the ZMD. U of M CREST will supply Zebra with the models needed to integrate into the display.
“The Medical community employs a wealth of 3D data but has limited tools to display the data collected,” says Amy Lessner, PMP®, Zebra Imaging Project Manager for MedSim. “ZMD technology will unlock the full potential of the three-dimensional data sets the medical community has been collecting for years.”
About Zebra Imaging
Zebra Imaging, Inc. designs, develops and manufactures state-of-the-art 3D holographic imagers and displays for a variety of 3D visualization applications in civil, military and commercial markets which dramatically improve situational awareness, collaboration and decision-making. Zebra Imaging holograms and dynamic displays are portable, scalable, intuitively-understood and easily viewable to help customers turn a wide range of 3D data into reality. Customers include Federal and Department of Defense agencies; leading architecture, design and planning firms; civilian agencies and others who need to display and understand sophisticated 3D data in a comprehensive, durable and portable medium.
For more information or to arrange for an interview, please contact Eric Doane at 512-583-1377, edoane@zebraimaging.com or visit www.zebraimaging.com/products/motion-displays