Cooperation Systems

Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT

Mixed and Augmented Reality Solutions

In this business unit FIT develops and provides custom-tailored Augmented (AR), Virtual (VR) and Mixed Reality (MR) systems and assembles attractive installations, exhibits or pervasive augmented reality games, e. g. for trade fairs or events. Novel services are fully functional miniature models of AR installations and wide-range laser scans of buildings and plants. Finally we offer worldwide unique underwater AR technology for leisure, training and professional applications.

We offer:

Custom-tailored interaction and communication solutions

  • Conception, project management, realization and support of customized solution in the areas of mobile communication, location based, visualization, augmented reality, cross-media
  • Product presentations, exhibits, installations, Installationen, mobile games

Development of applications and interfaces

  • Platform-independent mixed reality solutions
  • Multimodal 3D / AR user interfaces
  • Augmented reality software interfaces
  • Technology consulting

Prototyping lab

  • Test and evaluation environment for AR / MR applications
  • Manufacturing of complex 3D workpieces and electronical hardware components

Projects

Team

  • Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Broll

    Head

    • Phone +49 2241 14-2715
  • Dr. Leif Oppermann

    Deputy

    • Phone +49 2241 14-2724
  • Lisa Blum

    Underwater AR and Mobile AR; Projects: TOTEM, AREEF

    • Phone +49 2241 14-2326
  • Hagen Buchholz

    Contextual Systems and Learning; Projects: Science Center To Go, PATHWAY

    • Phone +49 2241 14-2688
  • Richard Wetzel

    Games, Art and Learning; Projects: TOTEM (Coordinator)

    • Phone +49 2241 14-2148

Students

Constantin Brosda
Feng Feng 
Vivek Bilangi 
Charley Gielkens 
Nicolas Sauvage

Guest Researcher

Michael Groufsky

Alumni

Dr. Rod McCall
Jan Robert Menzel
Dr. Thorsten Fröhlich
Jan Herling
André Stuhlsatz
Dr. Irma Lindt
Jan Ohlenburg
Iris Herbst
Dr. Ulrich Berntien
Peter Henne  
Eckhard Meier 
Thomas Schardt 
Dr. Chunrong Yuan 
Michael Wittkämper