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）第二阶段项目提出了一个低成本的桌面真三维（3-D）信息显示系统的发展，适合在第三阶段的商业化。建议的视频监视器将提供高度逼真的静态和动态的3-D图像，通过呈现信息的体积空间，而不是传统的平面空间。结果，所显示的信息既不像在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专门设计的眼镜。全色真三维视图将通过将逐面图像切片投影到与CRT屏幕上生成的信息同步前后移动的投影屏幕上来生成。通过每秒30次访问这些视图平面，可以在从多个角度观看的体积空间上生成无闪烁的真实3-D视图。该实用系统的预期低成本应使其负担得起的个人使用，因为它将主要与商业上可用的系统组件设计，借助新的数字成像技术和软件approaches.Thus，所提出的系统预计将找到许多不同的应用，从科学和工业可视化娱乐。 一些最初的应用包括生物医学图像处理，科学可视化，蛋白质结构测定，通用3-D计算机图形学，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.