SBIR Phase I: A Novel, Compact, Full Color See-Through Head Mounted Display

物理光学公司(POC)的这个小型企业创新研究第一阶段项目将开发一种紧凑型全彩色头盔显示器(HMD)。拟议的显示器将重量和成本低，易于制造，使用舒适。该公司计划开发一种基于以下创新的紧凑型全彩色头盔显示器，具有高分辨率和高刷新率：(A)基于POC最近展示的微折射光学技术的液晶、电光、可调微扫描仪；(B)基于POC已有的体全息技术的多路(RGB)全息反射光学装置；以及(C)用于改善可制造性的模块化架构。POC将通过分析和实验来研究拟议概念的可行性，从而在第一阶段结束时进行概念验证)。一种新颖的头盔信息显示技术将在广泛的科学和其他应用中发挥极其重要的作用。拟议的头盔显示器的潜在商业应用包括虚拟现实、机器人、医学、航空电子、教育和私营部门的CAD应用程序中的远程呈现。视频会议、电影和视频游戏为紧凑型、高分辨率、低成本的HMD提供了巨大的潜在大众市场。

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project from Physical Optics Corporation (POC) will develop a compact full color head mounted display (HMD). The proposed display will be low in weight and cost, easy to manufacture, and comfortable to use. The firm proposes to develop a compact full-color HMD with high resolution and a high refresh rate based on the following innovations: (a) A liquid crystalline, electro-optic, tunable micro-scanner based on POC's recently demonstrated microrefraction optic technology; (b) multiplexed (RGB) holographic reflective optics based on POC's established volume holographic technology; and (c) a modular architecture for improved manufacturability. POC will investigate the feasibility of the proposed concept through analysis and experimentation, leading to a proof of concept at the end of Phase I). A novel head mounted information display technology will be extremely useful in a wide range of scientific and other applications. Potential commercial applications of the proposed HMD include virtual reality, telepresence in robotics, medicine, avionics, education, and CAD applications in the private sector. Video conferencing, movies, and video games offer huge potential mass markets for compact, high resolution, low cost HMDS.