A mobile head-worn projection display

doi:10.1364/OE.15.014530

Optics Express

Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
Vol. 15, Iss. 22 — Oct. 29, 2007
pp: 14530–14538

A mobile head-worn projection display

Ricardo Martins, Vesselin Shaoulov, Yonggang Ha, and Jannick Rolland »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 15, Issue 22, pp. 14530-14538 (2007)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.15.014530

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A recent advancement was achieved in the integration and miniaturization of a binocular head-worn projection display (HWPD) conceived for fully mobile users. The devised display, referred to as Mobile HWPD (M-HWPD), offers see-through capability through custom-designed, light-weight projection optics and an integrated commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) retro-reflective screen to display full color stereoscopic rendered images augmenting the real world. Moreover, the light-weight optical device (i.e., approximately 8g per eye) has the ability to project clear images at three different locations within near- or far-field observation depths without loss of image quality. In this paper, we first demonstrate the miniaturization of the optics, the optical performance, and the integration of these components with the retro-reflective screen to produce an M-HWPD prototype. We then show results that demonstrate the feasibility of superimposing computer-generated images on a real outdoor scene with the M-HWPD.

OCIS Codes
(110.0110) Imaging systems : Imaging systems
(120.2040) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Displays
(230.0230) Optical devices : Optical devices

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Imaging Systems

History
Original Manuscript: June 19, 2007
Revised Manuscript: September 22, 2007
Manuscript Accepted: October 14, 2007
Published: October 19, 2007

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Ricardo Martins, Vesselin Shaoulov, Yonggang Ha, and Jannick Rolland, "A mobile head-worn projection display," Opt. Express 15, 14530-14538 (2007)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-15-22-14530

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O. Cakmakci and J. Rolland, "Head-worn displays," J. Display Technol. 3,199-216 (2006). [CrossRef]
R. E. Fischer, "Optics for head-mounted displays," Information Disp. 10, (1994).
J.P. Rolland,, F. Biocca, F. Hamza-Lup, Y. Ha, and R. Martins "Development of Head-Mounted Projection Displays for Distributed, Collaborative Augmented Reality Applications, Presence: SI Immersive Projection Technology, 5, (2005).
R. Martins, V. Shaoulov, Y. Ha, and J. P. Rolland, "Projection based head-mounted displays for wearable computers" Proc. SPIE 5442, (2004).
A. Oranchak, and J. Rolland, "Elastic head mounting platform cap," US Patent Filed July 2006.
L. Bogaert, Y. Meuret, B.V. Giel, and H. Thienpont, "LED based full color stereoscopic projection system," Proc. SPIE 6489, (2007). [CrossRef]
A. Rapaport, J. Milliez, A. Cassanho, H. Jenssen, and M. Bass, "Review of the properties of Up-Conversion Phosphors for new Emissive Displays," J. Display Technol. 2, 68 (2006). [CrossRef]
C. Fidopiastis. User-centered virtual environment assessment and design for cognitive rehabilitation applications. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Central Florida (2006).
H. Hockel, R. F. Martins, J. Sung, and E. G. Johnson, "Design and fabrication of trihedral corner-cube arrays using analog exposure based on phase masks," Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. 5720, (2005).

J. Display Technol.

O. Cakmakci and J. Rolland, "Head-worn displays," J. Display Technol. 3,199-216 (2006). [CrossRef]
A. Rapaport, J. Milliez, A. Cassanho, H. Jenssen, and M. Bass, "Review of the properties of Up-Conversion Phosphors for new Emissive Displays," J. Display Technol. 2, 68 (2006). [CrossRef]

Proc. SPIE

L. Bogaert, Y. Meuret, B.V. Giel, and H. Thienpont, "LED based full color stereoscopic projection system," Proc. SPIE 6489, (2007). [CrossRef]
R. Martins, V. Shaoulov, Y. Ha, and J. P. Rolland, "Projection based head-mounted displays for wearable computers" Proc. SPIE 5442, (2004).

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A. Oranchak, and J. Rolland, "Elastic head mounting platform cap," US Patent Filed July 2006.
R. E. Fischer, "Optics for head-mounted displays," Information Disp. 10, (1994).
J.P. Rolland,, F. Biocca, F. Hamza-Lup, Y. Ha, and R. Martins "Development of Head-Mounted Projection Displays for Distributed, Collaborative Augmented Reality Applications, Presence: SI Immersive Projection Technology, 5, (2005).
C. Fidopiastis. User-centered virtual environment assessment and design for cognitive rehabilitation applications. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Central Florida (2006).
H. Hockel, R. F. Martins, J. Sung, and E. G. Johnson, "Design and fabrication of trihedral corner-cube arrays using analog exposure based on phase masks," Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. 5720, (2005).

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