Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation IOSB
Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation IOSB

Projects and products

Our research and development work happens within the framework of projects - these include equally R&D contracts with industrial customers, publicly funded (collaborative) research projects, and pre-competitive research projects funded by Fraunhofer. You can browse through many of these projects below - as well as products, i.e. results of our R&D activities that have reached a high level of technological maturity.

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  • Secure Plug and Work

    A collaborative project within the framework of the BMBF announcement “Intelligent networking in production – A contribution to the future project Industry 4.0”

    Faster set-up and changeover: In the project, consistent plug-and-work capability was achieved in production-related software components - using the AutomationML and OPC UA standards. In the process, non-I4.0-communication-capable components are also retrofitted with I4.0 features.

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  • Signature Assessment

    The influence of the atmosphere on the thermal image

    The project "Signature Assessment" deals with the evaluation of camouflage materials, the analysis of building materials for the design of thermographic investigations and the verification and validation of thermal simulations.

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  • Evaluation of signature changing measures

    This work area is concerned with the evaluation of signature changing measures by computer-aided, mathematical as well as behavioral-physiological investigations. Using image or video data, the ultimate goal is to determine how various changes in the signature affect camouflage performance, i.e. the change in detection, recognition and identification by humans and algorithms.

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  • Living Sparkle

    Goniometric images of "Living Sparkle"

    With the "Living Sparkle" project, Fraunhofer helped a manufacturer of effect pigments to record the appearance of effect pigments in coatings.

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  • Satellite-based early warning

    The detection of ballistic missiles during launch or after cloud breakthrough by means of satellite-based, electro-optical sensor technology is a promising means of precisely pre-directing fire control radars and thus enabling rapid initiation of countermeasures.

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  • Mobility Assistance System: EXPERT

    EXPERT is an EU-funded project with German and Spanish partners that aims to support drivers in driving in a fuel-efficient manner. To achieve this goal, a software module ("Driving Efficiency Module") is being developed in the MRD department of Fraunhofer IOSB.

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