SBIR Phase I: A Multi-User 3D Visual Interface System Based on Volumetric Image Display

9860796 ACT Research Corporation的这项小型企业创新研究项目旨在确定多用户、体积3D视觉界面系统的可行性，该系统可用于涉及在计算环境中处理体积3D数据的各种应用。拟议的系统基于ACT开发的一项名为体积图像显示(VID)的专利技术。VID能够在真实空间中显示3D体积图像，多个用户可以从各个方向查看这些图像，而不需要使用任何头盔。空间和全景功能的结合使最自然的人机交互能够通过视觉-运动协调来有效地可视化和操作真实空间中的复杂3D数据。第一阶段的目标是开发一个原型软件工具包，并使用放射癌症治疗计划作为第一个应用程序来评估该系统。在该领域中，需要更好地可视化治疗光束相对于癌症组织及其周围健康组织的对准的方法。ACT Research预计该系统将在近期应用于放射治疗计划的可视化。在其他领域，如产品和建筑设计的计算机模型可视化、航空航天器设计的计算流场/火焰可视化、石油开采的地质数据可视化、制药开发的分子结构可视化以及娱乐的3D游戏机等领域也有望实现商业潜力。

9860796 This Small Business Innovation Research project from ACT Research Corporation seeks to establish the feasibility of a multi-user, volumetric 3D visual interface system that can be used for various applications involving volumetric 3D data handling in a computing environment. The proposed system is based on a patented technology developed by ACT called Volumetric Image Display (VID). VID is capable of displaying 3D volumetric images in real space, which can be viewed from all directions by multiple users without the use of any headgear. The combination of spatial and omniviewing features enables most natural human-machine interaction through vision-motor coordination to effectively visualize and manipulate complex 3D data in a real space. The Phase I objective is to develop a prototype software toolkit and to evaluate the system using radiation cancer treatment planning as the first application. In this field, there is a need for methods to better visualize the alignment of treatment beams in relation to the cancer tissue and its surrounding healthy tissues. ACT Research anticipates near term application of the system for visualization in radiation treatment planning. Commercial potential is also anticipated in other areas such as computer model visualization for product and building design, computed flow/flame field visualization for aerospacecraft design, geological data visualization for oil mining, molecular structure visualization for pharmaceutical development, and 3D game machines for entertainment.