SBIR Phase II: Design of a True Three Dimensional (3-D) Information Display System

这个小型企业创新研究(SBIR)第二阶段项目提议开发一种低成本的桌面真三维(3D)信息显示系统，适合在第三阶段进行商业化。拟议的视频监视器将通过在体积空间而不是传统的平面空间上呈现信息来提供高度逼真的静态和动态3D图像。因此，显示的信息不会像传统监视器中那样遭受实际深度信息的损失，也不需要使用立体视觉系统所需的特殊设计的眼镜。全彩色真三维视图将通过将逐平面的图像切片投影到与CRT屏幕上产生的信息同步来回移动的投影屏幕上来生成。通过每秒访问这些观察平面30次，可以在可从多个角度查看的体积空间上生成无闪烁的真正3D视图。这一实用系统的预期低成本应使其适合个人使用，因为它将主要使用商业上可获得的系统组件，辅之以新的数字成像技术和软件方法。因此，拟议的系统预计将有许多不同的应用，从科学和工业可视化到娱乐。最初的一些应用包括生物医学图像处理、科学可视化、蛋白质结构确定、通用3-D计算机图形、雷达成像、战场管理和飞机设计。

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project proposes the development of a low-cost desktop true three dimensional (3-D) information display system suitable for commercialization during Phase III. The proposed video monitor will provide highly realistic static and dynamic 3-D images by presenting information over a volumetric space, rather than a conventional planar space. As a result, the displayed information neither suffers from the loss of actual depth information as in a conventional monitor, nor requires the use of specially designed eyeglasses needed for stereovision systems. Fullcolor true 3-D views will be generated by projecting plane-by-plane image slices onto a projection screen that moves backward and forward in synchronization with the information generated on a CRT screen. By accessing these planes-of-view 30 times per second, flicker-free true 3-D views are generated over a volumetric space that are viewable from multiple angles. The anticipated low cost of this practical system should make it affordable for personal use since it will be designed primarily with commercially available system components, aided by novel digital imaging techniques and software approaches.Thus, the proposed system is expected to find many diverse applications ranging from scientific and industrial visualization to entertainment. Some of the initial applications include biomedical image processing, scientific visualization, protein structure determination, general-purpose 3-D computer graphics, radar imaging, battlefield management, and aircraft design.