Dual-Mode Variable-Collimation and Real-Image Display Navy SBIR FY2012.1 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2012.1 Topic No.: N121-041 Topic Title: Dual-Mode Variable-Collimation and Real-Image Display Proposal No.: N121-041-0710 Firm: Holochip Corporation 4940 W. 147th Street Hawthorne, California 90250 Contact: Robert Batchko Phone: (650) 906-1064 Web Site: www.holochip.com Abstract: 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. Benefits: The introduction of the first high-performance display providing correct visual cues for all depths within a 3D environment which is capable of achieving ALL of the industry's price/performance requirements will create a multibillion dollar opportunity for growth and capture in this market. By producing the first high-performance volumetric display to meet all of the 3D industry's requirements, Holochip will have an opportunity to leverage a revolutionarily differentiated product into the 3D market, ignite new market growth and dominate the 3D display arena. The economy will stand to benefit greatly from this new market and market-segment growth with increased demand for computer peripherals, entertainment and other 3D technologies that provide a premium over flat 2D displays. Further, the growth of the 3D industry will be a benefit to all parts of the supply chain - from components manufacturers to parts vendors to systems integrators to manufacturers. And, the new 3D market will be large enough to support multiple competitors at each level of the supply chain. Other industries, such as medicine, education and chemical engineering, will also stand to benefit from this growth, as the new technologies and ways of thinking will likely be spawned from a renaissance in 3D display. Potential markets for a high-performance volumetric display include: Consumer: video games, education, information display, 3D Television; Medical: data visualization, preoperative planning, radiotherapy, computer-assisted surgery, reconstructive surgery, cosmetic surgery, telepresence surgery, surgical training; Industrial: petro/geo chemical, pharmaceutical, telepresence robotics, industrial control, network visualization; CAD/CAE: virtual prototyping, computational fluid dynamics, finite element analysis, design review, architecture, micro/nano design, tactile testing; Military/Government: simulation, command and control, mission planning, cockpit/cabin information, intelligence, air traffic control, UAV tasking; Computer Graphics: character design, animation, artistic, digital clay, tactile animation; and Scientific: data visualization, atmospheric, oceanography, material design & development, astronomy, energy research. Users of the technology will include parties at many levels of the supply chain in each of these market segments - primarily affecting systems integrators, manufacturers and the end users. The scope of impact that a successfully leveraged volumetric display product will have on these and other markets and industries is incalculable. Return