http://benavery.net/wiki2/ 2010-02-07T04:57:41+00:00 http://benavery.net/wiki2/ http://benavery.net/wiki2/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2008-11-18T01:47:32+00:00 http://benavery.net/wiki2/doku.php?id=about&rev=1226972852&do=diff text/html 2009-05-19T23:32:25+00:00 http://benavery.net/wiki2/doku.php?id=contact&rev=1242775945&do=diff Benjamin Avery currently lives in Reno, NV He can be reached by email: text/html 2010-02-05T07:18:05+00:00 http://benavery.net/wiki2/doku.php?id=cv&rev=1265354285&do=diff Personal Information: * Benjamin Avery * Reno NV, USA * Cell: 775-527-6936 * Email: ben [at] benavery.net Skill Summary * Strong working knowledge of C/C++, Java, and OpenGL. * Knowledge of PHP, Python, Visual Basic, XML, HTML, SOAP, SQL, wxWidgets, Swing. * Experience with image manipulation, video editing, 3D modelling and CAD (Photoshop, Premiere, 3D Studio Max, AutoCAD). * Programming experience under Windows, OSX and Linux/Unix operating systems. * Experience with co… text/html 2009-05-20T08:56:47+00:00 http://benavery.net/wiki2/doku.php?id=personal-paintball&rev=1242809807&do=diff Since moving to Reno, I have taken up playing weekly games of slingshot paintball with a bunch of friends. Playing paintball with slingshots makes for a very different game to using regular paintball markers. If you are in the Reno area and are interested in playing on Saturdays - drop me an email text/html 2009-05-19T23:52:31+00:00 http://benavery.net/wiki2/doku.php?id=personal-photos&rev=1242777151&do=diff Visit my photo gallery here For those interested, most photos were taken with my Canon 400D (gripped) + Tamron 17-55mm f/2.8 + Canon 50mm f/1.4 + Canon 430ex flash (w/ ebay transmitters) text/html 2009-06-05T22:50:47+00:00 http://benavery.net/wiki2/doku.php?id=personal-projects-bed&rev=1244242247&do=diff This page shows a bunch of pictures and descriptions of a wooden bed frame I build for my king mattress. The frame was build to be simple and minimalistic. I plan to later build a headboard with a small shelf in it which I will attach to this frame text/html 2009-06-12T02:01:39+00:00 http://benavery.net/wiki2/doku.php?id=personal-projects-tripodrepair&rev=1244772099&do=diff I picked up an excellent Bogen 3021 camera tripod from craigslist for only $5, but the plastic handle/knob on the locking mechanism for the center column was broken off, making it impossible to lock the column. I repaired it with a 20c bolt and $2 plastic knob purchased from the hardware store. text/html 2009-06-12T01:16:42+00:00 http://benavery.net/wiki2/doku.php?id=personal-projects&rev=1244769402&do=diff This is a set of descriptions and photos of random interesting projects I have undertaken. They are primarily building/engineering projects. Bed A simple bed frame for my king size mattress [Array] Bogen 3021 Tripod Repair Replacing the handle on the center-column locking pin text/html 2008-09-10T06:15:10+00:00 http://benavery.net/wiki2/doku.php?id=personal-racing&rev=1221027310&do=diff During the winter months I am involved in sleddog racing with my 2 siberian huskies [From Wild Dog Derby 2007. Photo by John Bastian: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jawnwb] Movies * A segment that aired 23 Aug 2008 on Channel 7 news from the SASDC Dash in the Dark. Watch out for my cameo at the very end! Download Link - 75meg * A video shot with my camera when training early one morning in winter. Download Link - 2.8m text/html 2009-05-20T08:35:01+00:00 http://benavery.net/wiki2/doku.php?id=research-projects&rev=1242808501&do=diff This page included descriptions and images of some projects I have worked on. Publications are included for each project, and are summarised on the publications page. Videos are available on the videos page. X-Ray vision for outdoor AR (2005-2009) The development of an x-ray vision system using outdoor augmented reality was the focus of my PhD research. text/html 2009-07-27T23:20:57+00:00 http://benavery.net/wiki2/doku.php?id=research-publications&rev=1248736857&do=diff * Avery, B., Sandor, C., and Thomas, B. Improving Spatial Perception for Augmented Reality X-Ray Vision, In IEEE Virtual Reality. pp 79-82. Louisiana, USA. 2009 pdf * Avery, P., Louis, S., Avery, B. Evolving Coordinated Spatial Tactics for Automonous Agents using Influence Maps, In IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence and Games. Milan, Italy. 2009 text/html 2009-05-19T22:54:08+00:00 http://benavery.net/wiki2/doku.php?id=research-thesis&rev=1242773648&do=diff I completed my PhD in 2009 at the University of South Australia, working under the supervision of Dr Wayne Piekarski and Professor Bruce H. Thomas from the Wearable Computer Laboratory. [User view of a wall without x-ray vision enabled] [User view of a wall with x-ray vision enabled] [Mobile robot platform for remote imagery acquisition] [Compact AR head-set worn by the user] [User can drag a shape with their hands to view through a wall] text/html 2009-07-30T01:59:50+00:00 http://benavery.net/wiki2/doku.php?id=research-videos&rev=1248919190&do=diff This page includes links to videos of my research. The videos are all encoded as MPEG2 and should play on any common video playing software (Windows Media Center, Quicktime, MPlayer, VLC etc) All of these videos include real footage of the AR systems in operation outdoors. Videos are captured from the video signal sent to the head-mounted display. text/html 2009-05-19T23:25:51+00:00 http://benavery.net/wiki2/doku.php?id=research&rev=1242775551&do=diff I was a member of the Wearable Computer Laboratory at the University of South Australia from 2002-2009. I primarily worked on mobile outdoor augmented reality systems. I have worked on a number of different projects including: * Vision-based indoor tracking system * Outdoor AR games for consumer-grade hardware * Developing compact and robust mobile AR wearable computers * Lightweight hand-tracking for mobile AR * X-Ray vision for outdoor AR systems text/html 2009-05-20T15:53:44+00:00 http://benavery.net/wiki2/doku.php?id=start&rev=1242834824&do=diff Welcome to benavery.net This page includes information about me, Benjamin Avery. You can read about my research and other things I do to pass the time. I worked from 2003-2009 in the Wearable Computer Lab at the University of South Australia. Visit the research page to find more about some of the things I have worked on.