Holographic Volume Multiplex 3D Visualization System

To address the Navy’s need for an innovative volumetric visualization technology using a real-time 3D display within a laptop environment, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new real-time Holographic Volume Multiplex 3D (HOLOVOX-3D) volumetric visualization system based on high-speed projection of volume cross-sectional image planes using a novel multiplexed holographic screen. The innovative use of free-space volume image integration via hybrid electronic image processing, with optical image fusion allows the system to operate in real-time within a laptop environment, and also allows use of an interactive interface such as hand, dataglove, or wand to extract 3D spatial data from the displayed volumetric image. The system provides full-parallax volumetric 3D imagery with minimal electronic processing of 2D, stereo 2D, 3D, and computer-generated synthetic imagery, and optical image fusion by projection of multiperspective images into a common volumetric 3D space, which directly addresses the Navy’s requirements for targeting and mission planning. In Phase I, POC will demonstrate the feasibility of HOLOVOX-3D system by design, simulation, and experimental demonstration of key performance by integrating a laboratory breadboard prototype. In Phase II, POC plans to design, develop, and demonstrate a fully functional prototype system to the Navy.