Work in the lab is focused on the research programs listed below. The results of individual research projects are sometimes applicable to one or more of the larger research programs.

Current Projects

• Architectural Concepts for Multimodal Interface Design

• Performance in Haptic Virtual Environments with Visual Supplement

• Perceptual Decomposition of Virtual Haptic Surfaces

• Visual Performance and Fatigue in See-through Head-mounted Displays

• VE Latency Reduction

• Spatial Tracker Latency

• AOS: Augmented Reality Airport Tower Displays

• SLAB: Real-Time Virtual Acoustic Environment Rendering System

Previous Projects

• The Advanced Display and Manipulative Interface for Air Traffic Management

• Effect of Head-Slaved Visual Image Roll on Spatial Situation Awareness

• Dextrous underwater ROV SBIR project

• Perceptual Impact of System Latency on Localization of Virtual Sounds   - Elizabeth Wenzel

• Virtual Acoustic Enhancement of Traffic Collision Avoidance System Advisories   - Elizabeth Wenzel

• High Fidelity Virtual Environments   - Stephen R. Ellis

• The Impact of System Latency in Dynamic Virtual Acoustic Environments   - Elizabeth M. Wenzel

• Virtual Modeling in Acoustic Environments   - Elizabeth M. Wenzel

• Terminal Area Productivity (TAP) Program -- Taxi Navigation and Situation Awareness (T-NASA) System: 3-D Audio Ground Collision Avoidance System (GCAS) & Navigation System, Elizabeth M. Wenzel & Durand R. Begault

• 3-D Audio Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System, Durand R. Begault & Elizabeth M. Wenzel

• Multiple Speech Communication Systems, Durand R. Begault & Elizabeth M. Wenzel

• The Role of Dynamic Information in Virtual Acoustic Displays, Elizabeth M. Wenzel & Durand R. Begault

• Measurement of Personalized HRTFs, Elizabeth M. Wenzel & Durand R. Begault

• Localization in Reflective Environments, Elizabeth M. Wenzel & Durand R. Begault

• Human Performance in Coordinated Haptic-Visual Virtual Environments, Bernard D. Adelstein & Stephen R. Ellis

• Visual performance and fatigue in see-through head-mounted displays, Stephen R. Ellis and Bernard D. Adelstein