UNIQUE LIGHT SOURCE FOR FULL COLOR DOT MATRIX COCKPIT DISPLAY

PRELIMINARY STUDIES HAVE REVEALED THE TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY TO MAKE A LIGHT SOURCE, FOR FULL COLOR, DOT MATRIX COCKPIT DISPLAYS, THAT OVERCOMES MOST LIMITATIONS OF SYSTEMS PRESENTLY IN USE. THIS LIGHT SOURCE IS BASED UPON AN INNOVATIVE ADAPTATION OF EXISTIG TECHNOLOGY AND IS READILY AVAILABLE FOR USE WITH MODIFICATION. THESE MODIFICATIONS WILL BEGIN BY ENHANCING THE PROGRAMMING OF AN INTERACTIVE ELECTRON-OPTICS COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN SYSTEM PRESENTLY IN USE. THE REPROGRAMMED CAD SYSTEM WILL BE USED FOR DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF ELEMENTAL ELECTRON GUNS THAT WILL BE A SOURCE OF ELECTRONS USED TO EXCITE THE PHOSPHOR OF THE RESULTING DEVICE. PHASE II WILL PURSUE THE FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SAMPLES FOR THE NEW LIGHT SOURCE, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE AT LEAST 10,000 FOOT LAMBERTS OF LIGHT WITH A SPECTRUM YIELDING FULL COLOR AND WITH LESS THAN TWENTY PERCENT TOTAL NON-UNIFORMITY IN OUTPUT. PHASE III WILL EXPLOIT AN EXISTING READILY ACCESSIBLE MARKET.