Advanced Helmet Display Electronics

Kopin proposes to design and build an ultra-high resolution all-digital display suitable for head-mounted display applications in simulators and in aircraft. The display will have a resolution of 2K by 2K pixels (goal) to ensure the highest possible image quality in these applications. In addition, the display would be useful in solid-state night-vision goggles employing high-resolution sensors currently in development. The display will be monochrome, and will support use in an X-prism with R,G,B illumination sources and optics to generate an ultra-high resolution full-color image for real-time simulation of real world scenes. Specific display specifications will be established in Phase 1 with the Navy and with one or more US companies currently manufacturing simulators for DoD. Specific attention will be given to imaging system requirements for real-time simulation in monochrome and full color cockpit simulators.