ANALYSIS OF A FLAT PANEL AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC VIDEO DISPLAY AND A SINGLE LENS STERO VIDEO CAMERA

THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAYS WITHOUT VIEWING GLASSES (AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC) CAN BE CONSTRUCTED FROM THE PERFECT PIXEL ALIGNMENT FOUND IN RECENTLY DEVELOPED FLAT PANEL DISPLAYS. THESE DISPLAYS CAN BE CONSTRUCTED FROM LIQUID CRYSTAL, GAS PLASMA, CRT OR ELECTROLUNINESCENT TECHNOLOGIES. THE PREFERRED TECHNOLOGY FOR AUTOSTEREOSCPIC USE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PERCEPTUAL IMAGES PROPOSED TO SIMULATE THE PERFORMANCEOF THE DIFFERENT DISPLAY TYPES USING COMPUTER GRAPHICS. THE PARAMETERS TO BE TESTED INCLUDE PIXEL DENSITY, GRAY SCALE, COLOR CAPABILITY AND BRIGHTNESS. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN SINGLE SENSOR 3-D CAMERAS HAVE SHOWN THAT THIS TECHNOLOGY IS WELL SUITED TO AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC DISPLAYS. THE COMPUTER SIMULATION OF THE PROPER DISPLAY TYPE WILL DETERMINE THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CAMERA. PERCEPTUAL IMAGES HAS TWO APPROACHES FOR THE SINGLE SENSOR CONCEPT AND BOTH WILL BE ANALYZED FOR SUITABLITY. THE DISPLAY WILL BE MODELED BY USING A COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE LINTICULAR OVER A HIGH QUALITY FILM OUTPUT FROM THE COMPUTER. A FULL ANALYSIS WILL BE PERFORMED TO DETERMINED THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DISPLAY AND CAMERA BEFORE HARDWARE IS CONSTRUCTED IN PHASE I.