Cross-domain engineering: Innovation fields and perspectives for computer graphics

Cross-domain engineering is a highly multidisciplinary approach that opens the door for innovation in many industrial areas. Innovation in products and processes is a constant challenge to ensure the competitiveness of our economy. Applied research plays a major role in this context as an instrument for identifying promising technologies and preparing them for industrial use. With the application focus of cross-domain engineering as a filter, this paper illustrates innovation topics of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and presents selected research work based on computer graphics technologies. Finally, the authors give an indication of future work by highlighting challenges for computer graphics in cross-domain engineering.