Visible/UV Image Projector for Sensor Testing

LS Technologies proposes to develop a high performance broadband image projector for ¡hardware-in-the-loop¡" scene generator using a specially designed and fabricated MEMS micro-mirror array, which has many intrinsic advantages over other potential image projector technologies. Using an innovative design and display concept, the proposed image projector based on a special micromirror array will have an very high frame speed of up to 1,000 Hz and dynamic range of 14 bits to image fast flying targets with great details. In addition, the micro-mirror based projector satisfies all other criteria including fast response time (1 ms or less), large spectral range from UV to Near IR (200 to 2000 nm), high pixel uniformity and large scene format (1280 by 1024). In the Phase I project, we will specify the projector system and components; design and simulate the key components, explore and optimize the fabrication process of the special micro-mirror design, and demonstrate the feasibility of a projector with frame rate of 1,000 Hz using modified commercial micro-mirror array. Base on a successful Phase I, we will fabricate the special micro-mirror array and develop a prototype of the MEMS based ultra-high frame speed image projector in Phase II.