IT4Innovations has boosted its visualisation research with new 3D tracking systems

A new 3D tracking systems based on PrimeX 13W motion capture cameras with a high frame rate of 240 Hz, minimum latency of 4.2 ms, and accuracy to tenths of a millimetre were installed by Nowatron Elektronik. The delivery of this technology represents a significant step in taking IT4Innovations' capability to visualise the results of large-scale calculations in real time to a brand-new level.

“The new tracking system will enable us to refine interaction with visualised data in a virtual environment significantly. As a result, we can offer researchers a deeper understanding of their simulations, for example, when analysing spatial structures, the temporal evolution of simulated phenomena, and the trajectories of motion in models. Scientific results are thus not just on the screen but literally all around us,” explains Lubomír Říha, Head of the IT4Innovations Infrastructure Research Lab.

The system will be used primarily in applications combining visualisation, scientific simulation, and artificial intelligence. Spatial motion tracking combined with the existing large-scale 3D projection located in the IT4Innovations Visualisation and Virtual Reality Labs will enable researchers to enter the data and analyse it in a completely new way.

The installation of these technologies is part of the REFRESH project, which is co-financed by the European Union and aims to respond to the region's problems and contribute to its successful economic, energy, and environmental transformation. “Digitalisation and visualisation are key tools in all areas addressed by the REFRESH project, from sustainable energy to digitalisation of industrial production, automation in transport, and environmental and smart material technologies. The new 3D tracking system, together with large-scale projection and IT4Innovations supercomputers, will significantly support the implementation of modern technologies in practice – including community energy, the hydrogen economy, and electromobility. REFRESH allows us to link research with the region's specific needs and helps transform the Moravian-Silesian Region into a centre of green and digital innovation,” says Tomáš Kozubek, IT4Innovations Scientific Director.

The IT4Innovations Visualisation and Virtual Reality Labs visualises 3D content using state-of-the-art technologies in Large-Scale Projection and Virtual Reality. Here, researchers collaborate with experts across scientific domains, resulting in the visualisation of large-scale computations in exceptional visual quality.

The new equipment was purchased with financial support from the European Union as part of the REFRESH project – Research Excellence For REgion Sustainability and High-tech Industries, reg. no. CZ.10.03.01/00/22_003/0000048, through the Just Transition Operational Programme.