Advanced Untethered Head Mounted Display

Noetek plans to analyze the feasibility of implementing solutions to several key technical issues associated with developing an Advanced Untethered Head Mounted Display (AUHMD). Noetek will accomplish this by identifying these key issues, defining and implementing a rigorous systeme engineering trade and study mehtodology and obtaining support form a major HMD producer. Noetek will insure innovativeness by leveraging the state-of-the-art work done by this producer on a current ARPA program which in itself is expanding the Head Mounted Display (HMD) performance envelope. During Phase I, Neotek will simultaneously investigate and analyze the feasibility of implementing: (1) alternative HMD display technologies, (2) alternatives to current raster scan technology and (3) alternatives to allow Untethered operation. These areas will be analyzed concurrently to insure all issues and potential solutions take into account the impact of one on the other. Results of this much needed study will be a feasibility and development road map for untethered, high resolution, wide field-of-view, bright, full color AUHMD that is light in weight and cost effective. The first element in the AUHMD road map will be proposed for prototyping in Phase II.