HOLOCHIP CORP — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: There is an acute need for an immersive simulator display capable of delivering all necess

Description

There is an acute need for an immersive simulator display capable of delivering all necessary visual cues necessary for training rotary craft pilots. In order for a display system to meet the requirements of these applications, it must have the following characteristics: correct presentation of obstructions and flight hazards, cultural features, and vegetation, especially forested areas; map-of-the-earth terrain and feature rendering based from new Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, (ISR) stereo camera imagery; low-altitude weather effects; low-altitude Night Vision Goggle (NVG) presentation; chin window and cargo hatch viewing of low-altitude and landing zones with changes in depth perception that are correct with dynamic changes in own-aircraft altitude; and f) full correlation with the forward field-of-view (Out-the-Window/windshield) imagery; large enough FOV to accommodate multiple simultaneous users; and thin and light-weight design to fit within current simulators. The aim of this program is to prove the feasibility of a variable collimating display capable of meeting these requirements. The optical system is based on Holochip"s patented solid-state adaptive optics architecture that utilizes an arrangement of adaptive lenses (APLs). As a result, the display can comprise a compact, solid-state format, flexible in size, while generating images having an extremely large number of pixels (or voxels) with high density, digital addressability and autostereoscopic viewability over a wide field. The fast response of the adaptive lenses and low-f/# and wide aperture allows rapid z-axis scanning and a large FOV of the volumetric image. These and other advantages, enable a 3-D display that is uniquely suitable for a number of applications. Markets for such displays include applications in commercial and military simulators, workstation displays, large scale entertainment venues, medical imaging, industrial, CAD/CAE, scientific, computer graphics and consumer displays.