I-Corps: Virtual Display Creation and Demonstration for Industry and Individual Designers

这个I-Corps项目的更广泛影响/商业潜力是为媒体、科学教育和其他行业开发虚拟显示技术。这项技术的应用范围可能超出传统的显示市场，包括体积移动平台、自动驾驶汽车的远程呈现解决方案，以及使用沉浸式课堂体验的教育工作者。三维图像和媒体目前还不能远距离投影到屏幕上。拟议中的技术包括不带护目镜的3D媒体和增强现实，不带屏幕的远程呈现，以及来自小型设备的大图像。提出的光学陷阱显示器可能使科学家，设计师和工程师以更低的成本定制3D可视化设计成为可能。这项技术的民主化可能会加快增强现实项目的步伐和多样性。通过这些努力，人类可以将数字数据作为他们周围世界的物理部分与之互动。I-Corps的这个项目是基于一种显示器的开发，这种显示器可以创建从任何角度都可以看到的全彩色投影3D图像。这项技术可以使图像比目前可用的更大。投影图像可以在不使用成像护目镜的情况下环绕在用户周围，与其他3D显示技术相比，可以以相对较低的带宽生成。这项技术旨在创造自由空间的体积显示。这个解决方案使用一种几乎看不见的激光来移动一个微米级的粒子，在红色、绿色、蓝色光的照射下，形成一个空中3D图像。该技术是自动的和可重用的。一个原型已经适用于有经验的和新手的设计师和工程师。这项技术可以应用于多个行业，并可能成为推动科学发展的宝贵研究工具。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The broader impact/commercial potential of this I-Corps project is the development of a virtual display technology for media, science education and other industries. This technology may have applications beyond traditional display markets, and include volumetric mobile platforms, telepresence solutions in autonomous vehicles, and educators using immersive classroom experiences. Three-dimensional images and media cannot currently be projected onto a screen at large distances. The proposed technology projects 3D media and augmented reality without goggles, telepresence without screens, and large images from small devices. The proposed optical trap display may make it possible for scientists, designers, and engineers to customize designs for 3D visualization at lower costs. Democratizing this technology may accelerate the pace and diversity of augmented reality projects. Through these efforts, humans can interact with digital data as a physical part of the world around them.This I-Corps project is based on the development of a display that creates full-color, projected 3D images that can be seen from every angle. The technology can make images larger than currently available. The projected images can wrap around the user without use of imaging goggles and can be generated with relatively low bandwidths compared to other 3D display technologies. This technology seeks to create free-space volumetric display. This solution uses a nearly invisible laser to move a micron-scale particle where it is illuminated by red, green, blue light to form an aerial 3D image. This technology is automatic and reusable. A prototype has been adapted for both experienced and novice designers and engineers. This technology can be applied to several industries and may become a valuable research tool to advance science.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.