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			NRC Helicopter - Discovery The Discovery Channel showcases the Operator Performance Lab and National Research Council of Canada's work with EEG in Neural Avionics. The work is done in a Bell 412 helicopter in Ottawa, Canada. [+] View This Video

			SOES - Discovery The SOES Tactor Suit is featured on the Discovery Channel's Daily Planet. The video shows work that we jointly performed with Rockwell Collins under a grant from AFRL and NASA. The suit worn in this video contains vibrators that allow a pilot to know how he or she is oriented in the plane when the horizon is not visible. [+] View This Video

			Denso - Discovery Discovery Channel's Daily Planet features the Instrumented Lexus at The University of Iowa. The car was instrumented so that OPL could develop ways of measuring driver stress and workload. This video features two methods with which OPL is currently working, eye tracking and EEG. [+] View This Video


			Manchester Airshow Flying in Iowa. Stearmans in formation at the Manchester, Iowa Airshow, 2007. [+] View This Video

			IOWA Centers for Enterprise The Synthetic Flight Bag (TM) is showcased to demonstrate how The University of Iowa can operate in unison with the business sector in Iowa to improve technology in the state. [+] View This Video

			Synthetic Flight Bag (TM) Accidents caused by Controlled Flight into Terrain (CFIT) can be prevented by OPL's Synthetic Vision System, the Synthetic Flight Bag (TM). The Synthetic Flight Bag™ has a fully functional touch screen and can be run off multiple computers. [+] View This Video

			EEG The Computerized Airborne Research Platform (CARP) is used for a flight test, which includes neural tracking using EEG, and eye tracking. During the flight test, pilots are asked to perform tasks that stimulate different areas of the brain. [+] View This Video

			SOES The SOES Tactor Suit is used in the Dynamic Environment Simulator at Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). A pilot is placed in the cab, which contains a flight simulator that pivots in different axes. [+] View This Video

			SOES NRC A more in-depth video of how the SOES Tactor Suit is put on, monitored, and used in testing. This video was made at the National Research Council of Canada's facilities in Ottawa. [+] View This Video

			CAT Demo An operator is set up with eye tracking software and then is asked to perform routine tasks. These tasks include a loading task, a maneuverability task, a speed task, and a grading task. [+] View This Video

			Neural Avionics in Bell 412 at NRC Pilot brain activity is studied in a Bell 412 simulator mounted with high-definition displays. Afterwards the pilot takes flight and is studied performing simple and complex tasks. [+] View This Video

			In the company of friends, Flying Formation in the Boeing Stearman Pilot Tom Schnell flies in formation with Boeing Stearmans to form a fantastic visual display. [+] View This Video

			Airborne SmartEye This video showcases the SmartEye System in flight. [+] View This Video

The Discovery Channel Logo denotes that the video was featured on the Discovery Channel. Daily Planet, a show dedicated to broadcasting scientific content, showcased these videos. The NRC Helicopter demonstrates the collaboration with NRC of Canada for the study of the operational enviornment of a Bell 412 helicpoter. OPL thanks Stephan Carrignan and Dr. Todd Macuda from NRC for the opportunity to perform cutting-edge research on their Bell 412.

The SOES video is from a study that was done in unison with Rockwell Collins from an AFRL and NASA grant. OPL thanks Mr. Timothy Etherington from Rockwell Collins, Dr. Kristen Ligget and Dr. Bill Albery from AFRL, and Ms. Monica Hughes and Mr. Lou Glaab from NASA LaRC for their assistance in performing research in spatial disoreintation.

The Denso video demonstrates OPL's ability to perform driver workload assessment. The Lexus LS 430 is OPL's instrumented car that is showcased in this video. The car contains Smart Eye tracker and a dense array EEG, as well as a Head Up Display (HUD). OPL would like to thank Denso for the opportunity to perform this research.

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