LVR

LVR was built at the CTU between 2010 and 2011 with the Operating Program for Compettitveness by Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports. Since then it has become an integral part of the CTU and its capabilities are used by FEE as well as other faculties within current R&D projects.

During its existence, LVR has built a solid position also in the business sector, as it has been participating in many projects related to research and development of specific solutions, implementation of prototypes and functional samples (single ones or in small testing series), using its leading technologies mentioned below.

LVR plays significant role in the areas of research and development both in scientific activities of the CTU and in the development and implementation for the industrial research.

Concept

Computer

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E431
Turntable remote control application
Communication via own developed USB dongle

Dongle

2,4 GHz spread spectrum (duplex data line)
150 m range

Camera

Any plug&play USB camera with SW driver

TurnTable

Baterry NiMH 500 mAh
Complementary rotation servo motor
Engine driver (own development)
Low power consumption
Possibility of continual rotation-speed adjustment
Casing made using Rapid-Prototyping (3D printing).

System

System is composed of hardware and software, both developed with emphasis on end-user friendliness and smooth operation. Model situation is following:

The patient enters the Turntable.
Operator creates in a PC application a new patient card and gives a command to turn.
Synchronized camera starts recording and continues until the turn is over.
The video is then assigned to corresponding patient card, where it can be played or copied. If the internet connection is present, the video and patient card or patient digital identifiers are synchronized to the cloud, if not, the application remembers that the information is not synchronized and actualized.
Both PC and Web applications are protected with a password and diversified authorized access.