A stereoscopic 3D display comprises a light source and condenser optics which direct light through a spatial light modulator and a polarisation modulator. Each of the modulators is pixellated with the pixels of one modulator being optically aligned with respective pixels of the other modulator. Each pixel of the spatial light modulator is controlled so as to provide a light amplitude which is equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the corresponding pixels of the stereoscopic images. Each pixel of the polarisation modulator is controlled so as to supply output light with a polarisation angle give by the arc-tangent of the quotient of the pixel amplitudes of the stereoscopic images. Polarising glasses with suitably aligned polariser lenses allow an observer to perceive the 3D effect, for instance on a polarisation preserving screen on which the encoded stereoscopic image is projected by projection optics.
This invention relates to apparatus for generating a three-dimensional display from a conventional television screen or computer monitor, and in particular to an adapter that may be placed in front of a television screen or computer monitor to enable three-dimensional images to be perceived by a viewer.
A foveated imaging system using a relatively simple optical imaging system with a spatial light modulator located at or near a pupil plane to correct aberrations. Maximum resolution is obtained for a limited region defined by a single fixation point (a foveal region) within the field of view. The fixation point can be changed manually, by using a predetermined scan pattern, or automatically varied for surveillance or tracking applications.
Disclosed herein are three-dimensional free space imaging systems and related methods employing a dynamic stereoscopic image projection system in combination with a optic module comprising a doublet of Fresnel lenses. The dynamic projector systems calculating derived flat image information for each projector based upon inputted stereopair images and information regarding the projector elements and optic module. In preferred embodiments of the present invention, the projection system uses an image computational device that employs a neural network feedback calculation to calculate the appropriate flat image information and appropriate images to be projected on the screen by the projectors at any given time.
A system for creating the perception of visual depth in scenery comprising lateral movements. A polarizing projection filter 21 controls the plane of polarization of projected light. The plane of polarization is changed by changing the orientation of the polarizing projection filter. An observer wears special viewing glasses 22 with polarizing filters when viewing scenery illuminated by the polarizing projection filter. The plane of polarization of the polarizing viewing filter for the right eye 23 is rotated 45 degrees clockwise from horizontal. The plane of polarization of the polarizing viewing filter for the left eye 24 is rotated 45 degrees counterclockwise from horizontal. When the polarizing projection filter is rotated clockwise from horizontal the scenery appears brighter to an observer's right eye than to the observer's left eye. Objects moving laterally 42 from right to left from the observer's perspective appear closer to the observer 43. Objects moving from left to right appear farther away from the observer. When the polarizing projection filter is rotated counterclockwise from horizontal the scenery appears brighter to an observer's left eye than to the observer's right eye. Objects moving from right to left from the observer's perspective appear farther away from the observer. Objects moving from left to right appear closer to the observer. In the first and second embodiment of the invention, the scenery comprises polarized imagery projected on a viewing screen. In the third embodiment, the scenery comprises live scenes illuminated by polarized light. The scenery can be viewed in full color. The dead eye effect can be avoided by periodically changing the plane of polarization of the polarizing projection filter.
