Collapsible Electronic Paper Display

Marines Maintainers using the Electronic Maintenance Support System (EMSS) to perform logistical support are currently constrained to the small liquid crystal display (LCD), which is ruggedized Panasonic CF-19 Toughbook known as the electronic maintenance device (EMD). Though it is very useful, the human factors of reading schematics optimized for presentation on paper sizes up to 22 in x 34 in (ANSI D Standard paper size) can be extremely challenging, leading to eye strain, mental fatigue, and cognitive impairment. This can result in an increase of errors, delay of completing their tasks, and/or possible occurrences of injuries due to human factor shortcomings. Creative Microsystems Corporation (CMC) proposes to develop a large, foldable display based on existing display and interface technologies. The effort will leverage existing displays and technology along with CMC's proven abilities to adapt off-the-shelf components for compact, multi-component and mobile displays systems.