SBIR Phase I: Design of a True 3-D Information Display System

这个小企业创新研究第一阶段项目提出了一种计算机显示器的设计，它可以提供一个场景的真正三维（T3D）视图。T3D在一个体积空间上呈现信息。这样的系统不会遭受深度信息的损失，因为3-D信息投射到2-D屏幕上。由于这种系统在商业上无法获得，人们通常使用基于立体图像的伪三维显示系统来满足增强真实感的可视化信息需求。第一阶段的研究目标是通过将3d场景的内容分布在多个视图平面上，并将这些视图平面光学投影到可移动的投影屏幕上，从而提供T3D视图。采用了一种新颖的方案，使投影屏幕的运动与CRT屏幕上产生的逐平面信息同步，从而可以生成无闪烁的T3D视图。使用这些创新的概念，预计有助于有效地设计一个商业质量的T3D显示系统在一个合理的成本。因此，所提出的系统有望在从科学可视化到娱乐等领域找到应用。

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project proposes the design of a computer monitor that provides true three-dimensional (T3D) views of a scene. T3D presents information over a volumetric space. Such a system does not suffer from the loss of depth information, because of the projection of 3-D information onto a 2-D screen. Since such a system is not available commercially, people often use stereo image-based pseudo 3-D display systems to satisfy the demand for visualizing information with increased realism. The research objective for Phase I is to provide T3D views by distributing the contents of a 3-D scene over several planes-of-views, and optically projecting these planes-of-views onto a movable projection screen. A novel scheme is used to synchronize the movement of the projection screen with plane-by-plane information generated on the CRT screen so that T3D views can be generated without flickers. The use of these innovative concepts is anticipated to contribute effectively in designing a commercial quality T3D display system at a reasonable cost. Thus, the proposed system is expected to find applications in the fields ranging from scientific visualization to entertainment.