The FGAN Institute FOM in Ettlingen and the Fraunhofer IITB in Karlsruhe will merge January 1, 2010 to establish the new Fraunhofer-Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation.
The new Fraunhofer-Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation possesses a unique and continuous spectrum of competence. Their know-how ranges from object and atmosphere physics to optics, sensor physics, and image and signal analysis, covering information and knowledge processing, system technologies and anthropomatics as well. Whereas the terms optronics and image exploitation in the name of the new institute are largely self-explanatory, system technologies include all disciplines necessary for building powerful integrated systems out of heterogeneous components and subsystems.
A focus lies on the automatic exploitation and fusion of images from diverse networked sensors such as infrared, laser, radar or from video sequences.
In addition to the existing business fields new research focuses are planned, for example:
„Performance assessment of indirect sight“: This topic deals with vehicle guidance based on visual systems allowing humans indirect sight, even if direct sight is not possible. This enhances safety protection for motorists and fleets.
„Multisensor remote diagnosis“: In diagnostic systems this will enable the control of operational status and assessment of maintenance requirements from a remote distance without contact.
„Construction assessment” and „Measurement and analysis of industrial plants” are applications of laser-radar imaging. This technology can be used to measure distant construction sites and industrial plants.
„Warning sensors“: The rapid and reliable automatic detection and interception of surface-to-air missiles is of utmost importance against asymmetric terrorist threats.
The new Fraunhofer-Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation possesses a unique and continuous spectrum of competence. Their know-how ranges from object and atmosphere physics to optics, sensor physics, and image and signal analysis, covering information and knowledge processing, system technologies and anthropomatics as well. Whereas the terms optronics and image exploitation in the name of the new institute are largely self-explanatory, system technologies include all disciplines necessary for building powerful integrated systems out of heterogeneous components and subsystems.
A focus lies on the automatic exploitation and fusion of images from diverse networked sensors such as infrared, laser, radar or from video sequences.
In addition to the existing business fields new research focuses are planned, for example:
„Performance assessment of indirect sight“: This topic deals with vehicle guidance based on visual systems allowing humans indirect sight, even if direct sight is not possible. This enhances safety protection for motorists and fleets.
„Multisensor remote diagnosis“: In diagnostic systems this will enable the control of operational status and assessment of maintenance requirements from a remote distance without contact.
„Construction assessment” and „Measurement and analysis of industrial plants” are applications of laser-radar imaging. This technology can be used to measure distant construction sites and industrial plants.
„Warning sensors“: The rapid and reliable automatic detection and interception of surface-to-air missiles is of utmost importance against asymmetric terrorist threats.