Ultra High Resolution Dynamic Foveal Vision Display Navy SBIR FY2009.1 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2009.1 Topic No.: N091-003 Topic Title: Ultra High Resolution Dynamic Foveal Vision Display Proposal No.: N091-003-0674 Firm: Dimension Technologies Inc 315 Mt. Read Blvd. Rochester, New York 14611 Contact: Jesse Eichenlaub Phone: (585) 436-3530 Web Site: www.dti3d.com Abstract: This Navy Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project will be used to fabricate, measure, and test a novel optical design for use in a new type of ultra high-definition (UHD) head mounted virtual reality display (HMD) that can incorporate a UHD AOI feature without moving parts or extra displays. DTI has demonstrated a large screen (UHD) projection technology that uses a rapidly scanned microdisplay to produce images possessing much more resolution than the microdisplay itself. It accomplishes this by illuminating different sub regions of each pixel during each scan, producing an image made up of the sub regions instead of the pixels. During this project DTI will investigate and bench test a novel illumination and optical system will that can produce arrays of sub-pixel sized illumination spots on off the shelf microdisplays in a very compact space. This system will then be operated in conjunction with an eye tracker to demonstrate a movable high resolution foveal insert in a lower resolution field on an off the shelf microdisplay. DTI will also investigate adaptation of the system to an exiting head mounted system. Benefits: The feasibility study proposed would lead to the development of HMDs aimed at dismounted Marine applications plus a wide variety of other markets such as simulation and training. The technology will address two important issues related to head mounted display systems. First, users in many applications want to see with eye limited resolution, but the current state of the art in microdisplays is such that the user must trade FOV for resolution. Secondly the resolution of many cameras far outstrips the resolution available in the highest resolution microdisplays, preventing operators from taking full advantage of the resolution available. High quality, low cost, and low bulk ultra high resolution HMDs could open new markets in a wide variety of applications where HMDs are not widely used today. Examples include driving, flying, and ship piloting training for military and civilian markets as well as consumer electronic game markets. Return