IHYA Lab, established by the Department of Mechatronics and Control Engineering in collaboration with Hamad Medical Corporation Qatar, focuses on developing smart, marketable mechatronic devices to aid in resuscitation practices both in and out of hospital settings. The lab aims to become a hub for innovation in resuscitation sciences.
Key Focus Areas:
- Resuscitation Research and CPR Machines: Research on resuscitation devices and advanced CPR machines .
- Motion Capture and Biomechanics: Research and development in human-body biomechanics, gait assessment, sports biomechanical analysis, and motion capture.
- Biomedical Devices: Research and development in care robots and assistive biomedical devices.
Equipment:
- Qualisys Motion Capture System: 5 camera system, Used for precise high-speed motion capture, sports biomechanics studies, rehabilitation assessment, and more.
- Shimmer EMG Kit: For EMG signal assessment, sensor-based activity monitoring, and fatigue assessment.
- Computing Station with GPU: For data acquisition and analysis.
- Kitronyx Footsole Pressure Sensors: To assess foot pressure distribution and gait correction.
- Emotiv EEG Headset: For EEG signal acquisition and decision training.
- Oculus Rift S VR Headset: For VR-based rehabilitation.
Lab Fundings:
HEC NRPU:
Project title: “Probabilistic Marker-less Motion Capture System for Bio-centered Applications”.
Funding amount: 9.79M PKR.
Hamad Medical Corporation Qatar:
Project title: “A Mechatronic Simulator for CPR Investigations- A pilot study”
Funding amount: 4M PKR
Projects Completed by the Lab:
- Benchmarking of Xavor’s Mocap Device.
- Manpower optimization at Ibrahim Fibers.
- Cricket bowling action analysis.
- Cricwiz: Cricket cover drive analysis and coaching support.
- SafeSense: Vision-based PPE tracking and report generation.
- Marker-based gait assessment.
- Pressure avoidance smart pneumatic mattress for bed-ridden patients
- Haptic device for robotic surgery.