SBIR Phase I: A Novel True 3D Display System

该小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目将开发一种能够提供所显示的3D对象的真实3D测量和空间关系的体积3D图像的设备，而多视图3D图像提供所显示的3D对象的照片质量纹理表面属性。它将这两种3D显示模式无缝集成到单个3D显示系统中，所提出的真3D显示技术提供了前所未有的能力：体积3D显示能够显示体素的真3D位置，以及各种表面属性（遮挡，闪烁，反射，阴影等），这些属性对于许多高图像质量的生物医学图像可视化应用至关重要。提出的真三维显示技术的独特优点包括：1）首次能够在单个系统中同时显示体积和多视图模式的三维图像; 2）保留3D空间体素和3D测量能力，同时生成具有逼真表面特性的照片级3D图像3）高分辨率，能够在单个3D图像中显示数亿体素; 4）三维显示提供体积模式、多视图模式和同时多视图/体积模式，适用于各种可视化和三维测量应用;以及5）不需要特殊的观看眼镜或任何特殊的眼镜来观看3D图像。如果成功，这种3D显示技术将产生巨大的影响，因为它将提供一个新的现实主义水平，并从字面上增加了一个新的层面，人类和我们周围的世界之间的动态互动。3D显示系统的潜在市场很大，在医疗和军事用途上具有深远的应用。

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will develop a device capable of volumetric 3D images providing true 3D measurement of and spatial relationship among the displayed 3D objects, while the multiview 3D images provide photo-quality textured surface properties of the displayed 3D objects. It seamlessly integrates these two 3D display modes into a single 3D display system, the proposed true 3D display technology offers an unprecedented capability never available before: a volumetric 3D display capable of showing both true 3D positions of voxels, as well as various surface properties (occlusion, shining, reflection, shadow, etc) that are essential to many high image quality biomedical image visualization applications. Unique advantages of the proposed true 3D display technology include: 1) Capable of display 3D image in both volumetric and multiview mode simultaneously in single system, for the first time; 2) Preserve 3D spatial voxels and 3D measurement capability while producing photo-quality 3D images with realistic surface properties (shining, shadow, occlusion, etc, 3) High resolution, capable of displaying several hundred million voxels in single 3D image; 4) Offer volumetric mode, multiview mode and simultaneous multiview/volumetric mode in 3D display, suited for various visualization and 3D measurement applications; and 5) No special viewing glasses or any special eyewear is needed to view the 3D images. If successful this 3D display technology will have a tremendous impact because it will provide a new level of realism and literally add a new dimension to the dynamic interaction between human and the world around us. The potential market for 3D display systems is large with far reaching applications for medical and military uses.