IHYA Lab is a center for mechatronics and resuscitation research that has been established by the department of Mechatronics and Control Engineering in collaboration with Hamad Medical Corporation Qatar. The Lab aims to develop smart and marketable mechatronic devices which aid in resuscitation practices, in and out of hospital settings, thus saving precious lives of the patients. It also aims to become an innovation hub in the domain of resuscitation sciences. Currently, the major focus of the lab is on the development of newer CPR machines and associated biomedical devices. Major thematic areas in this lab revolve around motion capture, human-body biomechanics, sports biomechanical analysis, resuscitation research, CPR machines, and mechatronic systems. Various high-end equipment is available in this lab including, but not limited to; Qualisys motion capture system, Emotiv EPOC EEG headset, Biosignalplux EMGs, Rift S VR headset, CPR manikin, and indigenously developed automatic CPR machines.

Equipment available at Ihya Lab for motion capture and related activities:

Sr. No. Equipment Type Quantity Equipment Utility
1 Qualisys Marker Based Mocap System   ·         Precise high-speed motion capture.

·         Sports biomechanics studies.

·         Rehabilitation assessment

·         Benchmarking of vision-based systems.

·         Gait assessment

·         Vision-based activity monitoring.
  1-      Miqus M3 Mocap Cameras 3
  2-      Miqus Color Camera 2
  3-      5mm Reflective Markers 100
2 Shimmer EMG kit 6 sensors ·         EMG signal assessment.

·         Sensor-based activity monitoring.

·         Fatigue assessment.

·         Rehabilitation assessment.

·         Time and motion studies.
3 Computing station with GPU 1 ·         Data acquisition and analysis.
4 Kitronyx Footsole pressure sensors 1 ·         Foot pressure distribution assessment.

·         Gait correction.

·         Insole design.
5 Emotiv EEG Headset 1 ·         EEG signal acquisition

·         Decision training based on EEG signals.
6 Occulus Rift S VR Headset 1 ·         VR based rehabilitation

 

Projects done at Ihya Lab:

  1. Benchmarking of Xavor’s Mocap Device.
  2. Manpower optimization at Ibrahim Fibers.
  3. Cricket bowling action analysis
  4. Cricket Cover drive analysis and coaching support.
  5. Vision-based Personal protective equipment (PPE) tracking and report generation.
  6. Marker-based gait assessment.