Fully Flexible Information Electronics with a Flexible Display

Advancements in flexible-display technologies have created unique opportunities for US Army applications that require reduced size, weight, and power, as well as increased reliability and ruggedness for dismounted soldiers and combat vehicles. The outgrowth of this effort has been several promising flexible-display technologies which can be incorporated into novel applications that are far more practical for military use than those with conventional rigid glass-based liquid crystal display (LCD) technologies. Trident Systems has teamed with Universal Display Corporation (UDC) for incorporation of their flexible phosphorescent OLED (PHOLED) technology into a Fully Flexible Information Assistant (FFIA). The proposed solution encompasses novel flexible electronics and accompanying conformal enclosure to work in conjunction with the flexible display. During Phase I, Trident Systems and UDC developed design guidelines and concepts for the proposed FFIA. Using the results of this investigation, Trident and UDC propose to develop two FFIA prototypes for Army evaluation and performance characterization. Trident will utilize key pieces of technology developed from our existing wearable display business, along with expertise in high-speed mobile embedded computing design and integration to reduce cost and schedule risk. This approach will result in system that will meet the challenging performance and cost objectives.