Research & Higher Education

Typical application fields

Universities and research institutes use ART tracking wherever precise real-time 6DOF data is needed for teaching, experiments, and publications:

• CAVE & VR labs: Multi-sided projection, powerwalls, and immersive teaching environments — see optical tracking for VR CAVE
• Simulation & training: HMD simulators, seating bucks, and training centers — Simulation & training
• Human–robot interaction: Full-body, hand, and tool tracking in robotics labs — Robotics & HRI
• Motion capture & biomechanics: Make posture, motion, and forces measurable — Ergonomics & motion capture
• Large-scale & outdoor: Drones, arena setups, and wide-area experiments with AT7

Recent collaboration: Direct pose control with ART tracking — TU Berlin IWF.

References from research & teaching

The cards below highlight university and research projects with ART — including RWTH Aachen (aixCAVE), BHT Berlin, University of Kassel, IfM Chemnitz, and Wichita State University / NIAR. More projects are under Use cases.

Typical setups

In the tracking configurator, pick the matching profile — you get an indicative camera count and can send a request directly.

What universities need

• DTRACK4 — core tracking software, multi-camera setups, and real-time 6DOF (features, licensing)
• Cameras — from SMARTTRACK3 for labs to AT7 for large volumes (camera comparison)
• Markers & targets — passive targets for bodies, tools, and objects (markers, targets)
• Interaction — Flystick2+ and finger tracking for CAVE and HRI
• SDK & plugins — Unity, Unreal Engine, and custom lab software via Integration & partners and downloads

Related solutions

• Simulation & training — CAVE, HMD simulators, training centers
• Robotics & human–robot interaction — labs, teleoperation, cobot cells
• Ergonomics & motion capture — biomechanics and posture analysis
• Integration & partners — SDK, Unity, Unreal for research software