WO2005117458A2 - Method and apparatus for generating 3d images - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to an apparatus for displaying 3D images.
- the purpose of the invention is to improve known 3D generating apparatus, such as known from WO 01/88598.
- the invention particularly concerns such an apparatus which comprises a screen with angular dependent diffusion characteristics for direction selectively forwarding light, and a screen illuminating system.
- the screen illuminating system comprises multiple modules for generating multiple light beams incident on points of the screen.
- the modules are arranged so that each point of the screen is illuminated by multiple modules, and the light beams generated by one module are projected into multiple different directions from the module towards multiple different points of the screen.
- the different light beams generated by one module, incident on the screen are forwarded towards different emitting directions from the screen.
- the apparatus also comprises means for coding each incident light beam with the image information of a single image point in the module, where the 3D image perceived by an observer being generated by multiple modules.
- the apparatus also comprises a control system to control the modules, particularly to distribute appropriate two-dimensional images to two-dimensional displays within the modules.
- the apparatus further comprises means for imparting an exit divergence to the exiting light beams being transmitted through or reflected from the screen.
- the measure of the exit divergence substantially corresponds to the angle between neighbouring emitting directions associated with the optically neighbouring modules.
- the purpose of the exit divergence is to provide a substantially continuous motion parallax in the 3D image perceived by an observer, i. " e. to ensure the substantially continuous change of a perceived 3D image.
- the principle of generating a 3D image with the apparatus of the present invention is similar to that described in WO 01/88598, and the teaching of which is presumed to be known for the understanding of the present invention. Flowever, a brief explanation is also provided below, with reference to Figs. 1 to 7.
- the apparatus is to provide three-dimensional images, i. e. images with a sense of space for the observer.
- a sense of space may be obtained if the observer perceives different views of an object when looking at the object from different directions. Accordingly, there is a need for an apparatus which is capable of emitting different light beams, depending on the angle into which they are emitted. This may be fulfilled by an apparatus having a working principle shown in Figs. 1 and 2. This apparatus is indeed capable of emitting different light beams in different emitting directions, as explained in detail below with reference to Fig. 3.
- the apparatus has a screen 20 that transmits and/or reflects light direction selectively.
- the direction selectivity of the screen 20 it is meant that the exiting light beams L e exit the screen 20 depending on the incident angle of the projected light beam Lj arriving at the screen 20, i. e. a well defined emitting angle is associated to a given incident angle.
- the direction of the incident light beam L d explicitly determines the direction of the exiting light beam L e , as opposed to diffuse screens, where after the incidence of a light beam other light beams exit in a relatively wide space angle and the direction of the incident exciting beam cannot be determined from a light beam exiting in a given direction.
- screen points P in the screen 20 which are not necessarily physically distinguished, that is their position is determined by the incident and emergent light beams in a given case. It is also viable, however that the position of the screen points P is also physically fixed in the screen, for example 20 with appropriate apertures. In such cases the screen points P can also be physically separated by a borderline 21 between the screen points P, as illustrated in Fig. 3. In most cases, as in the examples described in Figs. 1 to 6, the direction selectivity of the screen 20 is realised so that the screen 20 transmits the light beams L arriving at the screen points P without changing their directions, but other reali- - - - -
- the screen 20 may reflect the light beams Ld like a mirror or a retroreflector. Such embodiments are also described in WO 01/88598
- the screen points P of the screen 20 can emit light beams of different intensity and/or colour in different directions. This feature of the screen 20 facilitates the operation of the apparatus as a three-dimensional display.
- Figs. 1 -3 demonstrate an embodiment, where light beams L practically do not change their direction when passing through the screen 20 and exit as light beams L e within the emitting angle range ⁇ .
- the lower index (s, c, d, e) refers to the function of the light beam in the optical system, where L s represent light beams emitted by the light source, L c represent collimated light beams, L d represent deflected light beams, and L e represent the light beams finally emitted from the screen 20 towards the observer.
- the upper indexes refer to the module in line, the emitting direction related to the module and the concerned screen point P of the screen. Therefore, a light beam L c - i ' k+1 indicates that the light beam exits from the screen 20, emitted in direction g from module j, touching (in this case emerging from) the k+l-th screen point P.
- the light beams are generated by an illumination system within the apparatus.
- This system contains modules for generating the deflected light beams L d and, indirectly, the emitted light beams L e .
- the light beams L e are associated to multiple different points of the screen 20, and they are also associated to different emitting directions E of the screen points P.
- a module 45 contains the light source 70, and the light beams L d '-Ld" emitted by the j-th module 45 j pass through the different screen points P - 2; - -,P +2 of the screen 20.
- the individual modules are controlled by an appropriate controlling system according to the principles explained below.
- the function of the 45 modules is to project light to the screen points P of the screen 20 in different emitting directions within the emitting angle range ⁇ , with appropriate intensity and/or colour from the given screen point P towards the different emitting directions, realising a light source S emitting light in an angle range ⁇ (see Figs. 1 and 2).
- This angle range ⁇ essentially corresponds to the emission angle range ⁇ of the screen 20. As seen in Fig.
- light source Si, S 2 , S 3 , .., S n emits an light beam L to screen point P 3 and the direction of the light beams L e emerging from screen point P 3 will be determined by the mutual position of the individual light sources S ⁇ -S reinforce and screen point P 3 -
- WO 01/88598 intended to provide an optical arrangement that could simulate light sources S, having an ideally zero width, in order to generate deflected light beams L that could be precisely directed towards a screen point P, the latter also having an ideally zero width.
- -E n* emitting directions from the individual screen points P and associated to several different screen points P of the screen 20 of the inventive apparatus are generated with the apparatus described in WO 01/88598 the following way:
- a lens images simultaneously the pixels Cd of an image to the screen 20.
- the image is displayed by the display 50.
- the pixels C d are associated to the different screen points P and they are also associated to the different emitting directions E -E" of the screen 20.
- the individual emitting directions E are actually determined by the deflection directions D of the light beams L d emerging from the module 45.
- the optical system projects the display 50 with the light beams L c to an optical lens 40.
- the light beams L are modulated by the information encoded in the pixels C d of a composite image, where this composite image is produced by the display 50.
- the light beams L are modulated by the information coded with the individual pixels (i.e. by the information carried by the pixels) of the image generated by the displays 50.
- the modules 45 are positioned periodically shifted, in optically equal or optically symmetrical positions in relation to each other and the screen 20.
- the optical lens 40 deflects the incident, substantially collimated, light beams L c with a given angle, depending on the co-ordinates of the incidence. For example, as illustrated in Fig. 3, the light beam L c ' passing tlirough the pixel C 1 at the left edge of the 50 j SLM will be deflected to a deflection direction D
- the light beam L d ' 11 passes through the screen 20 in the E m emitting direction, in accordance with the fact that the E m emitting direction is determined by the D m deflection direction. It is also clear from Fig. 3 (sec also Figs. 1 and 2), that, because of the different deflection directions, the light beams La deflected to different deflection directions D
- the emitting angle range ⁇ determined by the emitting directions E, light is emitted in practically all directions. Therefore, when viewing the screen 20 from this region, light beams reach the observer's eye from all screen points P (see also Fig.5).
- the emitting angle range ⁇ is practically identical with the complete viewing angle region, i.e. with the angle region within which the light beams from screen points P reach the eyes of the observer looking at the screen 20, or more simply, this is the region from where the observer is able to perceive some sort of image on the screen 20.
- the principles of the 3D imaging are explained in more detail in the following: In the emitting angle range ⁇ the individual light beams L c propagate in well determined emitting directions E.
- This divergence of the emitted light beams L c was achieved by a diffuser screen in the apparatus disclosed in WO 01/88598.
- the present invention proposes a method and an apparatus to improve the quality of the 3D image, with or without the use of such a diffuser screen. It is also clearly seen that the complete view associated to the individual viewing directions is not produced by one module, but by several modules, see particularly left side of Fig. 4.
- This image arrangement ensures that if the observer changes position, and his viewing point changes, for example, by moving in the direction of the arrow F, the light beams L c s ⁇ ', L e gl , L c g+I and the perceived light beams Lj 8"1 , L 8 , L S+ l emitted by the modules 45 also change continuously, creating the image perceived by the E 2L eye, the position of which is continuously changing (see right side of Fig. 4). In this manner, a continuously changing image is created, in accordance with the fact that the L d 8"1 , L d S , L 8+I light beams are created by different modules 45 (see Fig. 4).
- beams from different modules 45 reach the right eye E R and the left eye E L of the observer from the individual screen points P -i, P , Pk + ⁇ , Pk+2 etc.. This basically means that the same screen point is able to transmit different information for the left and right eye.
- FIG. 5 we present how the apparatus according to the invention displays the spatial points of different three dimensional objects.
- the apparatus displays two dark point objects O ⁇ and O 2 and two light point objects O 3 and O , which are perceived as being suspended in a three dimensional space for two observers in two different positions.
- the apparatus is independent of the position of the observers and provides a real 3D image when viewed from any direction within the field of view, without the use of special glasses or any other hardware worn by the observers.
- Fig. 5 we present how the apparatus according to the invention displays the spatial points of different three dimensional objects.
- the apparatus displays two dark point objects O ⁇ and O 2 and two light point objects O 3 and O , which are perceived as being suspended in a three dimensional space for two observers in two different positions.
- those light beams of the modules 45 which actually reached the eyes of the observers, but it must be emphasised that there are light beams leaving all modules in all emitting directions. Therefore, the apparatus is independent of the position of the observers and provides a real 3D image when viewed from any
- the module 45j -8 transmits a light beam to the right eye E I R , while the light beam to left eye E ⁇ L is transmitted by the module 45,. This way the observer will clearly perceive that the light from the object reaches his two eyes from different angles, and he/she will also perceive the distance from the object O
- the first observer perceive the object O as well, but he/she can also sense that for him/her the object O 2 is behind the object O
- and O 2 will appear as two distinct objects, according to the light beams reaching his/her eyes E 2R and E 2 L from the modules 45, +
- both observers will see the point objects 0 and O 4 .
- the light object O will be perceived by both eyes of the first observer on the basis of the light exiting the modules 45j + and 45j, and the modules 45j_ 8 and 45j-n.
- the same module 45j for example, is able to display a different colour object for the first observer's right eye E ⁇ « and left eye E I L -
- the right eye E R of the second observer does not perceive the object 0 , because it is obstructed by the object 0 2 .
- the second observer can only see the object O 4 with his/her left eye E L - It is obvious that the apparatus is capable of displaying any number of point objects of this sort, and this way it is also suitable for displaying objects of finite dimensions, since these objects may all be displayed as sets of points. We can also see that objects in front of and behind the screen 20 can equally be displayed with the help of the apparatus.
- the light beams produced by the apparatus are exactly the same as if they had started from the object to be displayed, and the projecting arrangement does not take into consideration the position of the observer.
- a lifelike image is displayed in all directions within the emitting angle range, regardless of the position of the observer. It is emphasised here again that the apparatus continuously emits light beams in directions where there are no viewers at all. Such light beams are represented in Fig. 5 as light beams L c .
- the perception of 3D objects vvith good visual quality requires that the exiting light beams L c have a certain divergence when they leave the screen 20.
- this may be achieved by applying a holographic diffusing screen.
- the diffusive property of the screen 20 ensures that the substantially collimated output beams will leave the screen points P with a divergence ⁇ x, with a maximum of few degrees, so that there is an overlap between the light beams L d ' , L d ' +1 arriving from the modules 45.
- the directions of the deflected light beams L ' , L d ' +1 are practically the same as the directions of the emitted light beams L c ' , L c l+ , and these also represent adjacent emitting directions.
- the overlap i.e. the tight contact of the adjacent light beams L c ' , L e i'+ l is appropriate, when the divergence angle ⁇ x is the same as the angle ⁇ between the emitted light beams.
- the observer will perceive a fluctuation of the intensity, i. e. inhomogenities will appear in the image.
- the angle of divergence ⁇ x is sufficient to compensate intensity inhomogenities, the observer will perceive visual noise caused by the crosstalk in the region 5 where the neighbouring light beams overlap. For the observer, it means that the perceived image will be blurred, the neighboring views will be simultaneously present in the three dimensional image and the apparatus is not capable of showing images with sharp contours.
- the invention proposes an apparatus which directly generates the light beams with the proper divergence instead of using the screen alone for that purpose.
- the system comprises imaging means for generating the incident light beams with a convergent section converging substantially towards a point of the screen. It is proposed that a convergence of the incident light beams is substantially equal to the exit divergence of the light beams exiting the screen.
- a further advantage of the system is that the ideal intensity distribution character of the emitted light beams can be set precisely in combination of the intensity distribution of the convergent light beams generated by the modules and the screen diffusion characteristics.
- a method for calibrating an apparatus as described above comprises the steps of generating a two-dimensional test image with each of the modules, and detecting the generated test image with an image detecting device.
- the detected image is evaluated and calibration data are generated for the relevant module based on the evaluation of the detected image.
- the calibration data are stored for each module.
- the input data of the modules are modified on the basis of the calibration data, and the modified image data are sent to the 2D display of the modules.
- Figs. 1 and 2 demonstrate some basic principles used in the apparatus and method of 3D image display of the invention, but otherwise known per se;
- Fig. 3 is the scheme of the basic elements of a prior art imaging system, as well as a functional scheme demonstrating the basic principle of a prior art optical lens system;
- Fig. 4 shows the way light beams are produced by the apparatus with the modules of Fig. 3, in the case of observers watching the apparatus from a given position;
- Fig. 5 is another explanatory schematic drawing illustrating some image display principles used in the apparatus according to the invention, but otherwise known per sc;
- Fig. 6A illustrates the principle of a diffuser screen used in the prior art,
- Fig. 6B illustrates the desired ideal intensity distribution of the exiting light beams for the purposes of a 3D display system of the type shown in Fig. 6A
- Fig. 6C shows the realistic intensity distribution of a light beam generated by a prior art system according to Fig. 6A
- Fig.7A illustrates the principle of a diffuser screen used in the prior art system with two neighbouring modules
- Fig. 7B shows the ideal intensity distribution as a total of neighbouring light beams according to Fig 7A
- Fig. 7C shows a realistic total intensity distribution of multiple light beams of Fig. 7A, as perceived by an observer
- Figs. 8 A and 8B illustrate the different principles of the prior art and the solution according to the invention
- FIG. 9 is a strongly magnified view of a single module according to the invention emitting multiple light beams in multiple emitting directions and towards different screen points;
- Fig. 10 shows multiple neighbouring modules similar to those of Fig. 9 emitting light beams towards the same screen points;
- Fig. 1 1 illustrates a possible embodiment of the optical system of a module;
- Fig. 12A illustrates an ideal module arrangement with apertures touching at the edges ;
- Fig. 12B shows the intensity distribution of the emitted light beams in the optical system of Fig. 12 A;
- Fig. 12C illustrates the total intensity of neighbouring emitted light beams of Fig. 12A;
- Fig. 13A illustrates yet another module arrangement with a small overlap between the modules. where the modules are equipped vvith an exit aperture shown in Fig. 17;
- Fig. 13 B shows the intensity distribution of an emitted light beam after passing through the screen of Fig. 13 A;
- Fig. 13C illustrates the total intensity of neighbouring emitted light beams of Fig. 13A,
- Fig. 14A illustrates the effect of a diffusive screen on the light beams emitted from the modules according to the prior art and the invention
- Fig. 14B shows the intensity distribution of a thin collimated and a convergent light beam after passing through the screen of Fig. 14A;
- Fig- 15A illustrates another module arrangement with small gap between the modules
- Fig. 15B shows the intensity distribution of a thin collimated light beam after passing through the screen of Fig. 15 A;
- Fig. 15C illustrates the total intensity of neighbouring emitted light beams of Fig. 15 A
- Fig- 16 is a front view of multiple modules with different overlapping examples of the proposed apparatus
- Fig- 17 is a front view of multiple modules with shaped aperture in a preferred embodiment of the proposed apparatus
- Fig- 18 is a perspective view of the basic elements in a 3D display system for the purposes of the invention.
- Fig. 19 is a front view of several modules as used in an embodiment of the 3D display system of the invention.
- Fig. 20 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the 3D apparatus of the invention.
- Fig. 21 shows separately a single module from the apparatus shown in Fig. 21 ;
- Fig. 22 is a cross-section of another embodiment of a module
- Fig. 23 is a top view of a LED array, used in the module of Fig. 27;
- Fig. 24 is an enlarged front view of a partly illuminated exit aperture of a module
- Fig. 25 illustrates the diffusion characteristics of the screen used in the proposed apparatus
- Fig. 26 illustrates the principle of defining a narrower emitted light beam and thereby increasing the angular resolution of the 3D display apparatus of the invention
- Fig. 27 is a schematic perspective view of a possible module layout
- Fig. 28 is a schematic top view of the module layout shown in Fig. 27;
- Fig. 29 is a perspective view of a single-unit 3D optical engine for use in the display apparatus of the invention.
- Fig. 30 is a cross-section through the 3D optical engine of Fig. 29;
- Fig. 31 is a schematic cross-section of a fiat 3D display apparatus with a folded projection system
- Fig. 32 is a schematic cross-section of another flat 3D display apparatus with a light guide type projection system
- Fig. 33 is a schematic side view of another 3D display apparatus with means to transpose a generated 3D image to a location distant from the screen;
- Fig. 34 is a schematic side view of a 3D workstation similar to that shown in Fig. 33 with 3D input means;
- Fig. 35 illustrates another possible arrangement of the modules for producing a 3D image on a transparent screen
- Fig. 36A is a side view of the optical arrangement shown in Fig. 35;
- Fig. 36B shows a similar optical arrangement as shown in Fig. 36A with a fog screen type diffuser screen
- Fig. 37 is a top view of another optical layout using a refractive screen producing multiple order reflected beams
- Fig. 38 is a schematic drawing illustrating the light beams generated by screen with a periodical diffractive or refractive characteristic like in the optical arrangement of Fig. 37;
- Fig. 39 illustrates a practical embodiment of the invention in form of a projecting table
- Figs. 40 to 43 illustrate various screen configuration and their characteristic beam paths, in a top view
- Fig. 44 is a side view of a refractive screen performing deflection and characteristic beam paths;
- Fig. 45 shows another practical embodiment of the invention in form of a fiat 3D display;
- Fig. 46 illustrates a further advantageous embodiment of the invention in form of a windshield projection apparatus used in a car
- Fig. 47 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a possible geometrical calibration function of the proposed 3D apparatus
- Fig. 48 illustrates an initial optical distortion of a module
- Fig. 49 illustrates the correction of the distortion showed in Fig. 48;
- Fig. 50A and 50B illustrate the mutual intensity calibration of different modules within the 3D apparatus of the invention
- Fig. 51 is a schematic block diagram of the control system of an embodiment of the apparatus of the invention.
- Fig. 52 is another possible version of the control system, based on multiple PC-s.
- Figs. 1 to 7 illustrate the principle of 3D generation disclosed in, among others, WO 01/88598.
- the incident light beams L are substantially one- dimensional (collimated and thin) light beams, actually more rays than beams. These collimated light beams receive the appropriate divergence from the screen 20.
- the divergence angle ⁇ ⁇ largely corresponds to the angle ⁇ , between the incident light beams Ld'-L l+I .
- the index x symbolises a divergence substantially in the horizontal direction, perceived when an observer looks perpendicularly at the screen 20. This is illustrated also in Fig. 8A.
- Figs 8 ⁇ and 8B give a comparison of the prior art and the invention, when the observer looks at a display according to the prior art and the current invention, despite of the different way of generating the light beams and the different type of screens 20 and 120, he will theoretically observe the same exiling light beams, forming a 3D image.
- the 3D display apparatus comprises a screen 120, which is illuminated by a screen illuminating system 150.
- the screen illuminating system 150 comprises multiple modules, in the embodiment shown in Fig. 18 these are the modules 145
- the modules 145 producing the incident light beams L d are substantially built up as digital video projectors (also termed as data projectors), in the sense that they main function is to project a stationary or moving image to a screen, where it is desired to project a well- defined image point to a well-defined point of a screen.
- digital video projectors also termed as data projectors
- the aim is only to produce the well-defined image point, which will be visible by the diffuse reflective properties of a - typically white - projector screen from any direction.
- the video projectors modules 145) other parameters of the light beam generating an image point are also crucial, correlating with the projector arrangement and the specific screen diffusion characteristic for the reasons explained.
- the modules 145 are arranged relative to each other as shown, for example, in Figs. 18 and 19.
- the shift d (offset) between the modules 145 takes into account the fact that the exit pupil or the physical exit aperture 140 of the modules 145 is normally several times smaller than the physical gross width w of a module 145.
- the full optical aperture 170 i.e. the full objective size, which is not necessarily equal to the exit aperture 140.
- a single module 145 generates multiple light beams L d .
- Figs. 9 and 1 1 show a single module 145 j , with a simplified ray structure (Fig. 15), and a possible embodiment of its optical system (Fig 1 1).
- the different light beams L d are forwarded to different points P of the screen 120.
- the modules 145 are arranged so that each point P of the screen 120 is illuminated by multiple modules 145. This is best seen in Fig. 10, showing the screen point P k , which is illuminated by modules 145 j .
- the incident light beams L generated by one module 145 are projected into multiple different directions from the module 145 towards multiple different screen points P. See for example Figs. 9 and 10, which illustrate that the light beams L d ' " 1 , L d ', L d ' + I are emitted into screen points P k - ⁇ , P k and Pk+ ⁇ , respectively.
- the different incident light beams L d ' " 1 , L ', L d ' + I generated by one module - here the module 145 j - are forwarded towards different emitting directions from the screen 120, since the light beams Ld' " , L d ', L d ' +1 emerge from the screen 120 as the forwarded light beams L e ' " ', L c ', L c ' + I .
- forwarding a light beam from the screen towards an emitting direction is intended to include all modes of emerging from the screen, such as being re-directed or not by the screen in any manner.
- forwarding may mean transmission tlirough the screen or reflection therefrom, both mirror-like or retroreflective manner, or it may mean a deflecting by the screen etc.
- Figs. 40 to 44 Various screen-light beam interactions are also shown in Figs. 40 to 44.
- the screen 120 has angular dependent diffusion characteristics for direction selectively forwarding light, in the sense as explained above, i. e. the direction of the forwarded light beams L e ' strongly depends on the direction of the incoming light beams L ' (see Fig. 8B). This is also explained in more detail below, with reference to Figs. 40-44.
- the apparatus of the present disclosure comprises means for coding each light beam L incident on the screen 120 with the image information of a single image point, which latter image point is generated within modules 145, typically with a two-dimensional display, such as a LCD or other microdisplay, as shown e.g. in Fig. 22.
- a display panel 252 in the current invention gets a wide angle (large numerical aperture) illumination, while in the prior art the display 50 is illuminated with substantially collimated light beams, as shown in Fig. 3.
- the 3D image perceived by an observer is established in the eyes of the observer in the same way as in WO 01/88598 This means that a 3D image perceived by an observer is actually generated by multiple modules 145.
- the modules 145 in the present embodiment are controlled by a suitable control system, which is represented symbolically in Fig. 18 by the module driver units 160.
- neighbouring emitting directions E are associated with the optically neighbouring modules 145, in the sense that because the emitting directions E are substantially determined by the relative positions of the different screen points P and the positions of the modules 145, the neighbouring modules 145 will generate the neighbouring emitting directions E. In a practical embodiment it means that the modules 145 should be densely stacked.
- optically neighbouring modules indicate that the modules need not be physically neighbouring, it is sufficient that they optically appear to be beside each other, if seen from a screen point P.
- Fig. 8B illustrates the basic principle of the invention, where the modules 145 are illustrated only schematically, as units having a relatively large exit aperture 140.
- the effective width w a of the exit apertures 140 is comparable to the physical width w m of the modules, even if with certain embodiments the latter may be several times larger than the effective aperture width w a .
- the physical dimensions, first of all the width w m of the module 145 is always bigger than the effective width w a of the exit apertures 140. In this case the modules 145 can be arranged in more rows.
- the modules 145 project 2D (composite) images corresponding to their different horizontal positions, providing horizontal parallax in the final 3D image, while the view on each 2D (composite) image corresponds to the same vertical position, i. e. the 2D images do not contain vertical parallax information.
- the modules 145 should be arranged in 2, 3 or 4 rows, respectively. This is illustrated in Fig.
- modules 145 ⁇ and 145 2 are actually below each other, but their optical apertures 170
- supplementary optical means for example a large vertical diffusion
- the proposed apparatus comprises imaging means for generating the incident light beams L d with a convergent section.
- the total length of the incident light beams L is convergent, i. e. the light beams L are convergent already as they leave the exit aperture 140 of a module 145.
- the convergent section of the light beams L is the section between the exit aperture 140 and the screen 120. This convergent section converges substantially towards a screen point P.
- This convergence of the incident light beams L is substantially equal to the exit divergence of the light beams L e exiting the screen 120.
- Fig. 8B the total length of the incident light beams L is convergent, i. e. the light beams L are convergent already as they leave the exit aperture 140 of a module 145.
- the convergent section of the light beams L is the section between the exit aperture 140 and the screen 120.
- This convergent section converges substantially towards a screen point P.
- the light beams L d ',L d ' + l arriving at the screen 120 are convergent.
- the angle ⁇ c of the convergence is substantially the same as their divergence angle ⁇ x .
- the divergence angle ⁇ x largely corresponds to the angle ⁇ , between the incident light beams Ld'-Ld' + . Since in the embodiment shown in Fig. 8B the direction of the incident light beams L d also determine the emitting direction E of the emitted light beams L e , the angle of convergence ⁇ c of the convergent section of the incident light beams also corresponds to the angle ⁇ between neighbouring emitting directions Ej-Ej + i.
- the optical system of the apparatus is designed so that ⁇ c ⁇ ⁇ .
- the neighbouring emitting directions Ei-E, + ⁇ are associated with the neighbouring modules 145J-145J+1 , in the sense that for any single screen point P k , the different emitting direc- tions E of the different light beams L c emanating from that screen point P k are determined by those modules 145, which direct an incident light beam L d toward that screen point P k in question.
- the neighbouring emitting directions E,-E,+ ⁇ are determined by the mutual position of the affected screen point P k and those modules 145 j , 145j_ ⁇ which served as the source of the incident light beams L d '-Ld' + I .
- Fig. 12B illustrates the light intensity as the function of the angle ⁇ within an emitted light beam L c , the centre of the light beam L c (coinciding with the vector of the emitting direction E) being at angle 0°.
- FIG. 12C illustrates that the added intensity I t of neighbouring emitted light beams L e with a substantially square intensity distribution function provides a much more unifonn total intensity perceived by an observer, who is positioned before the screen 120 and moves along the direction x, i. e. substantially perpendicularly to the light beam L e .
- the convergent incident light beams L d may be generated by a suitable optical system, with a wide angle, large entrance and exit aperture, such as the optical system 100 shown in Fig. 1 1 .
- This optical system 100 acts as a means for focussing the separate incident light beams L d onto the screen points P associated to the respective incident light beams L d . From the above it is clear that a screen point P is associated to an incident light beam L when the incident light beam L d will pass through that screen point P, and thus it will appear for an observer as if a light beam L e directed towards the observer were emitted by the screen point P in question, but where the properties of the exiting light beam L c are actually determined by the incident light beam L d , as explained above.
- the exemplary optical system 100 shown in Fig. 1 1 comprises four lenses 101 -104.
- the incident light beams L d emanating from the last lens 104 appear to be the continuation of the virtual light beams 107, passing through a virtual aperture 105.
- the size of the virtual aperture 105 co ⁇ esponds the effective aperture width w a
- the rate of the effective aperture width vv a and the physical size of the biggest lens, which is the physical bottom limit for the module 145 size is optimised to reach the maximum value.
- L d l+ I of the optical system 100 are modulated individually by the pixels of an LCD, DMD, etc., microdisplay panel 252, with wide angle, large numerical aperture illumination, or LED (OLED, PLED, etc.,) microdisplay having own light emission.
- FIG. 13 A,B, C illustrate the case when the neighbouring converging light beams L , overlap and their intensity profile is rounded in the overlapping region.
- Figs. 14-15 Illustrate the case when there is a gap between the neighbouring converging light beams L d.
- a diffuser screen 220 is capable of imparting an additional horizontal divergence to the otherwise divergent emitted light beam Le.
- the effect of the diffuser screen 220 is best perceived with the help of Fig. 14A, where on the left side there is shown an module 45 emitting a collimated, thin and ray-like incident light beam L d C0 , which is than spread by the diffuser screen 220 in the angle range ⁇ j.
- Fig. 14B The intensity distribution of the diffused beam e sp,cad is shown in Fig. 14B.
- the effect of the diffuser screen 220 on a convergent incident light beam L d COIlv is shown at the right side of Fig. 14A, illustrating that the emitted light beam L c d ⁇ will be slightly more divergent, basically the resulting divergence will be ⁇ con v + ⁇ d, and al the same time its substantially square intensity distribution will show a less steep slope at its edges.
- the intensity distributions thus modified are shown in Fig. 14C.
- Fig. 15B shows the diffusing effect of the diffusive screen 220, which is intended to "stretch" the emitted light beams L e arriving from modules 145 j _ ⁇ , 145, and 145 j + ⁇ , so that the resulting total intensity is again more or less smooth, as illustrated in Fig. 15C.
- this "stretched" intensity profile is much more advantageous than the Gaussian profile, because it has a wide substantially flat (constant) central region and a narrow region for the overlap, while the Gaussian profile is not constant anywhere, or may at best be considered substantially constant in a very small central region.
- the diffusion angle ⁇ of the diffuser screen 220 is substantially equal to the difference of the angle ⁇ between neighbouring emitting directions E and the convergence angle ⁇ conv of the incident light beams, by other words, ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ - ⁇ con v.
- the diffusion angle of the diffusers are defined with the angle of FWHM, it means the angle measured on the dispersed intensity profile al Full Width Half Maximum, as shown on Fig.20B.
- the screen 220 provides a small amount of divergence ⁇ , which is may be more or less equal to difference angle or gap angle ⁇ g as shown in Fig 15A. This will than result in the touching or controlled overlapping of the exiting beams L e , as shown in Fig. 15C. - 11 -
- Fig. 20 shows a 3D display vvith optimized modules in the screen illuminating system 250, which is in many respects similar to the screen illuminating system 150 shown in Fig. 18.
- multiple rows of modules 245 are arranged behind a screen 120, also equipped vvith side mirrors 130 having the same function.
- the modules are controlled by the module driver unit 160 of a control system not shown in more detail.
- the main difference is the realisation of the modules 245, which are substantially rod-like, due to a different optical system 200 within the modules 245 optimized for the task.
- the angle ⁇ between neighbouring emitting directions E should be small.
- the angular resolution should be high, basically the number of independent exiting light beams L e presented in the field of view.
- This requires densely stacked modules, which allow high angular resolution.
- the problem is that normal video projectors are not optimally shaped: even compact projectors are horizontally too wide, while it is also hard to arrange standing format projectors in rows.
- the optimum module structure is fonned so that the width of the module in the stacking direction is the minimum possible i.e. practically equal to the size of the biggest lens in the optical system 200, while other components are ananged into less important physical dimensions lengthwise.
- the exit pupil or exit aperture 140 of the optical system 200 of the module 245 in general 2-3 times smaller than the gross width w m of the module 245, it is necessary to arrange the modules 245 in two or three rows, respectively, as shown in Fig. 20.
- the relative ratio of the exit pupil and the gross width w m of the module can be set precisely with proper optical design, however in case it is not an integer, an additional divergence can be introduced using screen 220, as explained.
- a single rod-like module 245 is shown in Fig. 21.
- the optical system 200 is shown in more detail in Fig. 22. Another difference is the application of specially formed apertures 240 on the full optical apertures 270 of the modules 245.
- the significance of the specially formed apertures 240 is that the intensity distribution of the divergent exiting light beams L e may be corrected or at least partly compensated vvith the use of suitably formed apertures in the optical system of the modules 245.
- the aperture 240 has a predetermined shape for compensating a non-uniform light intensity distribution of the convergent section of the incident light beams L .
- the emitted light beams Le will also have a uniform or constant (fiat) intensity distribution profile.
- the shape of the apertures 240 may contribute to the formation of a flat central region in the intensity distribution, as shown in the Figs. 15C and 13C.
- intensity distribution in the x direction from a circular aperture is proportional to the x projection of the circle area (the a integral function of the circle with respect to x), which is a continuously changing function.
- the apertures 240 will cut out the upper and lower perimeter of the full optical apertures 270, forming a rectangular aperture shape resulting in the targeted intensity profile.
- the relatively narrower central region of the aperture 240 will somewhat suppress the central intensity, compensating the uneven illumination (i.e. the lowering intensities towards the corners) always present at the optical systems and will contribute to the desired fiat intensity profile as shown in Fig. 13 A.
- the convergence angle ⁇ co , lv of the convergent section of the incident light beams L d are determined by the width w a of the final exit aperture 240 of the imaging means of a module 245 and the focal distance of the imaging means, i. e. the effective distance d a between a j-th module 245 j and a screen point P k which is illuminated by the respective module 245j.
- the physical exit aperture 240 is not necessarily is at the last surface of the imaging or projection optical means, but can be inside the optics, between two lenses, or even inside a lens, like a painted internal surface, as shown in Fig. 1 1.
- the net width w of the incident light beams will be also influenced by such apertures 240, therefore the shift or offset d shown in Fig. 18 must be calculated with the effective width w a of the exit apertures 240 taken into account, instead of the effective width of the full optical apertures 270 themselves in case no additional divergence or diffusion screen will be applied.
- the apertures 240 may be also shaped so that the intensity distribution of the incident light beams Ld is selected to be an inverse or an otherwise correlated function of the angular diffusion characteristic of the screen 220. In this manner it is also possible to provide a substantially continuous intensity transition between the exiting light beams L belonging to neighbouring emitting directions E.
- the exiting beams L e may also have a substantially trapezoid intensity distribution profile, basically a rectangular profile rounded at the edges by half Gauss profiles (instead of the theoretic fully rectangular profile), see Fig. 13B and 13C. This would also allow minor variations between the directions of the incident light beams L d , without leaving visible gaps in the perceived image.
- the incoming light beams L may slightly overlap, which is achieved by providing a horizontal overlap between the apertures 240 (see the overlapping regions 242 in Fig. 16). The result is substantially the same as may be achieved with the diffusive screen 220, see Fig. 14C and 15C.
- the module 245 contains a two-dimensional display, for example a small form factor LCD display 252, which is illuminated by a LED array 254 through a polarizing plate (e.g. MOXTEK) or polarizing cube 256, and a projection optics 258, similar to the imaging optics shown in Fig.l 1.
- the two-dimensional display may be a transmission or reflection mode LC, LCOS, FLCOS microdisplay, LED or OLED display, DMD chip, micro mechanical grating (GEMS, GLV) or other light valve matrix.
- a reflection mode LCD display is shown.
- the LED array 254 serves as the illumination means for illuminating the two-dimensional display 252.
- Other types of light sources are also applicable, such as a projector lamp or high-brightness LED-s or LED chip arrays. These may operate in different colours or may emit white light.
- the modules 145 or 245 will also comprise suitable optical means 257 for projecting the light of the light source onto the two-dimensional display.
- the optical system of the illumination means may contains various optical elements, such optical lens arrays, refractive or diffractive plates, polarizing plates, TIR prisms, colour combining cubes and colour separation filters, or colour wheel or electrically switchable optical elements. Such optical elements are known to the skilled person, and need not be discussed here.
- a LED array 254 is shown in detail in Fig. 23. It is perceivably from Fig. 23 that the LED array 254 comprises LED-s or LED chip-s arranged in an array vvith rows and columns, where LED-s or LED chips with the same colour are arranged in the rows. As for a possible practical arrangement the LED array 254 on the illustration contains twelve lines, each of red, green and blue LEDs (indicated with the letters R1 -R2, G 1-G2 and B1 -B2. pointing to creating shades of more than three primary colors). In one line, there are twelve individually addressable LEDs having the same colour.
- the LED array 254 is oriented relative to the projection optics 258 so that the LED-s or LED chip-s arranged in the same column are associated to the substantially same horizontal position in the exit pupil of the projection optics 258, i.e. the light beams emitted by these LED-s or LED chip-s are leaving the exit aperture substantially at the horizontal position.
- a module 245 shown in Fig. 22 is in its operating position, from the side view the rows of the LED array 254 of Fig. 23 will be perpendicular to the plane of Fig. 22, while the columns of the LED array 254 will be parallel to the plane of Fig. 1 1.
- the different LED-s or LED chip-s having the same color arranged in the rows are associated to different horizontal positions in the exit pupil. While vertically, for the LED-s or LED chip-s, having different colors, arranged in the different positions of the columns, the optical means 275 performs a strong, one dimensional diffusion in the column direction, analogously to a vertical diffuser, compensating the different positions in the columns and mixing the colors.
- the image generated by the LCD display 252 is reflected from the polarizing plate 256 towards the projection optics 258, which latter projects the image through the specially formed aperture 240 towards the screen 120 (not shown in Fig. 22).
- the projection optics 258 acts as an optical system for imaging individual pixels of the two-dimensional display - here the LCD display 252 - onto the screen.
- the projection optics 258 preferably has a wide angle, large entrance and exit pupil, in order to be able to generate projecting light beams L d vvith a substantial and perceivable convergence.
- the driver electronics 242 for the LED array 254 and for the LCD display 252 is located at the rear part of the module 245, and receives the controlling inputs through an input interface 244, which latter may be a standard plug-and-socket type connection e.g. DVI connector.
- the modular structure of the screen illuminating system 150 or 250 facilitates the ser- vicing of the system.
- LED array 254 permits the control of the angle of convergence of the light beams L d incident on the screen 120 or 220. This is achieved by controlling the illumination of the aperture 240, more precisely by controlling the illuminated width within the aperture 240. This may be achieved by controlling appropriately the light emitting position within the LED array 254.
- colour images are displayed within a video frame by generating three subsequent sub-frames, which are each illuminated with different colours.
- the LED array 254 will only illuminate a narrower strip on the exit aperture 240 (see also Fig. 24), with the result that only a narrow region is illuminated within the full-width emitted light beam L e loldl (see Fig. 26), so in fact the angle of divergence of the emitted light beam L e narro will be substantially smaller.
- LED array 254 with a LED or OLED colour microdisplay.
- the control modes can be similar however with much higher resolution.
- optical arrangements may also be devised, which employ an incandescent light source (not shown in the figures), for example for illuminating the LCD display 252. Colour operation may be achieved with the help of a known colour wheel with three or with more than three different colour filter segments.
- Fig. 25 there is shown that in order to generate a 3D image that is perceived from a relatively large vertical angle range, it is foreseen that the exit light beams L c have a divergence ⁇ y along the vertical direction which may be different from the divergence ⁇ x along the horizontal direction.
- This feature of 3D display systems is known per se, and it is also explained in detail in WO 01/88598.
- the large vertical divergence is best achieved with a suitable diffuser screen, such as the diffuser screen 220, which may be capable of imparting a divergence to the exit light beams not only in a vertical, but also in a horizontal direction.
- the vertical diffusion of the screen 220 is substantially larger than its horizontal diffusion.
- the large vertical divergence also contributes to compensate the vertical offset d y between the modules 145 and 245 (see also Figs. 19, 20 and 17).
- the screen 120 shown in the figures above may be realised so that only a vertical divergence ⁇ y is imparted to the transmitted light beams, i. e. the screen 120 only acts as a vertical diffuser screen.
- the scope of the invention covers all of such arrangements where numerous projection modules, particularly video projectors, arc arranged periodically in the horizontal direction, projecting images with different horizontal parallax information to a screen.
- the screen has large vertical diffusion, almost like a vertical diffuser eliminating the vertical differences between the vertical positions of projectors, arranged in several rows, while the horizontal diffusion is significantly smaller keeping the original direction of the incident light beams horizontally.
- the screen diffusion angle was equal to the angle between the modules as seen from the screen, resulting from the module-screen distance and module period, practically impossible to fulfil with the necessary angular characteristic.
- the invention describes the method and all such systems for displaying 3D images, where the screen horizontal diffusion angle is smaller than the angle between the optically neighbouring projection modules, opening the way to high quality 3D displaying and to build large-scale projection 3D displays in the practice, based on standard video projectors and easily mass- producible holographic/diffractive or refractive diffuser screens.
- Figs. 27 and 28 illustrate a module arrangement where standing format video projectors 345 are arranged along a circle segment or similar curve.
- the screen 320 itself is also curved.
- Side mirrors 130 may be used to substitute for projectors 345' providing the necessary views at the edge of the viewing zone, similarly to the principle explained in WO 98/34411.
- Figs. 27 and 28 illustrate that the modules 345 are periodically arranged along a curve in a substantially horizontal plane in a single line. However, it would also be possible to arrange them in multiple, vertically shifted, substantially horizontal curves, similarly to the layout as shown in Figs. 18 and 20, where the modules 145 and 245 are in multiple vertically shifted, substantially horizontal lines. In these arrangements the modules 345 are arranged to project 2D images without vertical parallax information, which means that an observer will not perceive a change in the image when he moves in a vertical direction. This limitation is not very severe, as in usual viewing conditions the viewpoints of the observers only change horizontally.
- Figs. 29 and 30 show further possible details and embodiments of the optical systems used in the apparatus of the invention.
- the modules of a monitor style 3D display apparatus are integrated in a so-called 3D optical engine 450, in the sense that the 3D optical engine 450 comprises multiple modules 445 as a single mechanical unit.
- the optical system of the modules 445 is similar to that of the modules 245 shown in Figs. 21 and 22, but their drivers are transferred to the module driver unit 460.
- the screen 420 used with the 3D optical engine may be similar to the screen 120 or the screen 220, i. e. vvith or without additional horizontal divergence.
- This structuring advantageously corresponds to the current RPTV (Rear Projection TV) manufacturing chain, where the screen, the optical engine, the control circuits and the housing represent separate units, coming sometimes from different suppliers. Following this structure allows the easy mass-production of 3DTV sets.
- RPTV Rear Projection TV
- Figs. 31 and 32 show various embodiments for flat 3D display apparatus.
- the path of the light beams L d in these embodiments is folded with a mirror 530 (Fig. 31) or with a light guide structure 535 (Fig. 32).
- the light guide structure is made of materials with index of refraction higher than the ambient atmosphere, and in this manner it is capable of directing the emitted light beams L e to the screen 520 tlirough multiple, geometrically controlled, total internal reflections.
- the principle of light guide projectors is known, and need not be discussed here in detail. It is also clear to skilled persons that there are several possibilities of folding the light paths in order to reach more flat arrangements decreasing the overall system sizes.
- Fig. 31 a special anangement is shown, where L d light beams arrive to the screen under a very steep angle, and a prism grating sheet or film 525 behind the screen 220 performs direction turn towards the main view direction.
- the direction turn and the diffusion can be performed in one step, as well, by different types of single layer holographic or diffractive optical screens 520.
- Fig. 33 illustrates that the perceived 3D image 610 may be transposed further away from the optical system 650 by using Fresnel lenses 630, or parabolic mirrors in a manner known by itself.
- Fig 34 shows a practical CAD design station 600, again where the generated 3D image 610 is projected in front of the eyes of the observer, away from the relatively bulky optical system 650, providing convenient access to the whole 3D model, also to such parts which would be behind the screen, doubling the usable field of depth (FOD).
- the design station 600 comprises an additional imaging optics that transposes the 3D image to a location remote from the screen of the 3D optical system 650, for example the additional imaging optics may contain the Fresnel lenses 630 in combination vvith a mirror 635.
- the design station 600 may also contain a 3D input device 615, like a force feed-back haptics, which aids a designer in pinpointing quickly a location on the generated 3D image 610, which is treated as a virtual 3D object with known coordinates, and therefore by moving the tip 616 of the input device 615, the user will perceive as if the tip 616 did actually touch the projected image 610.
- the perception enhanced with a force-feedback feature prevent the user from pushing the tip 616 "into" the object virtually embodied by the 3D image 610, or could generate increased resistance upon such an attempted movement.
- Such devices are known from so-called "virtual reality" applications.
- Fig. 35 shows an embodiment with a transparent version of the diffuser screen 720.
- the video projectors are ananged in a line, horizontally in a symmetrical position to the screen, while vertically the projectors are offset, so that they will be out of the 3D displaying field.
- Such a transparent scattering diffusive screen 720 may be realised as a holographic film with the same angular diffusive character as e.g. screen 220, but with a diffraction efficiency (the quotient of the diffracted and transmitted order) below 100 percent, as usual for thin holograms.
- Fig. 36A shows the side view of the arrangement shown on Fig. 35.
- the screen 720 may add a further deflection through diffraction to the scatter of the incident light beams L d , but the observer O will not see the direct exiting beams Le (the zero order)arriving from the screen illuminating system 750 i.e. the projectors, but only the scattered or diffracted beams Le scal,cr .
- the diffuser screen in the sense of the above may be also created by an extended surface of laminar How of a substance, like vapour or high speed air flow.
- Fig. 36B shows a so-called fog screen 820 (which is known per se) that may function similarly as the scattering diffusive screen 720.
- This arrangement has the advantage that the screen illuminating system 850 may be placed in an inconspicuous location, such as directly under the ceiling, and even more surprising effects may be achieved with a 3D image, when an observer will not be able to identify its source and can walk through the image.
- the transparent screen 720 illuminated from the bottom under a steep angle by the modules 145 it is possible to realise body-less see-through 3D displays.
- Transparent screens attached to the windshield can be used in the car cockpits, serving as head up displays (HUD-s) for the driver.
- HUD-s head up displays
- the embodiment on Fig. 46 illustrates a possible arrangement of the screen 720 and the modules 145, so that the driver can see important traffic and safety information in real 3D, which can provide more information than just 2D plane images projected in space, as known in the prior art.
- Fig. 38 illustrates a screen 920' that it has an angularly periodical diffractive or refractive characteristic, similar to the diffraction pattern of a grating.
- the screen 920' divides each incident light beam L d into multiple exit light beams Le, see the three -1, 0, +1 orders in the Fig.
- the divided exit light beams are forwarded into multiple exit directions, according to the diffraction structure.
- Fig. 37 where instead of a transmissive screen 920' a reflective screen 920, is applied, but otherwise the screen 920 also possesses a periodic diffrac- - JJ -
- the modules 145 are similar to those shown in the previously discussed versions.
- Fig. 37 shows a further embodiment of the 3D display apparatus.
- This arrangement is equipped with a screen 920.
- the specialty of the screen 920 is that it provides a periodic divergence, similar to the diffraction pattern of a grating.
- the screen 920 splits each incident light beam Ld into multiple exit light beams Le, see the five emitted light beams L c " ⁇ , L e " , L e ° L e + , and L c +2 within the five zones in Fig. 37.
- the divided exit light beams are forwarded into multiple horizontal exit directions, according to the diffraction structure, so that each observer sitting on the seats 925 will perceive the 3D images from a relatively small viewing angle, but otherwise all observers will see the same images.
- a cinema people sitting in their seat are located to a rather small area, their moving range is also limited, so it is possible to concentrate all the L e light beams to that location. Basically this is about to distribute given number of independent L d light beams, so that to provide very high angular resolution in that locations, allowing very high 3D quality view, but the same 3D view to more viewers. These are also typical requirements at home cinema or control room applications.
- Figs. 40 to 44 present various module-screen layouts or configurations.
- the modules may be arranged in a rear projection (see Figs. 40 and 41) or front projection (see Figs. 42 and 43) configuration.
- the rear-projection configuration means that the screen 120 is transmissive, the modules are behind the screen and L d light beams hit the screen from the rear side, giving the advantage that viewers can go close without making shadow in the image.
- Front-projection configuration means that the modules 145 project toward the screen from the same side where the observers are located (and therefore the modules are typically above the observers, even though in Figs. 42 and 43 they are closer to the screen than the observers), requiring less space.
- the screen is typically reflective.
- a screen 620 can be obtained by having transmissive a screen 120 backed with a minor.
- the screen 620' in Fig. 43 is a semi-retroreflective mirror, which is retroreflective concerning the horizontal components of the light beams, but normally reflective concerning the verti- cal components.
- the screen 120' is a retro-transmissive screen that symmetrically redirects L d light beams, according to their angle of incidence, to the symmetrical point on the opposite side of the screen, see Fig. 41.
- Such a screen 120' may be realised with two lenticular lens-type optical surface using normal diffuser to ensure the required diffusive characteristic.
- refractive, re- flective/transmissive diffusive screens with special angular characteristics may be realised in a number of ways, such as a holographic screen, microlens screen, lenticular screen, retroreflective screen, refractive or diffractive diffuser sheet, Fresnel lens or any combination thereof.
- the 3D display apparatus may be equipped with such diffuser screens, which further exhibit a refractive characteristic to modify the principal direction of the forwarded light beams.
- Fig. 44 illustrates that the screen 120 may show refractive characteristics not only in a horizontal, but also in a vertical direction.
- the screen 120 is complemented with a Fresnel lens 122.
- the screen and the modules are arranged in a horizontally symmetrical, vertically oblique configuration.
- a configuration is shown in Fig. 35 and 36A, directing the light into the central region by any refracting means like a Fresnel lens or a prism a ay may enhance the efficiency and may help to reach homogeneous illumination.
- FIG 39 A further embodiment is shown for off-axis configuration in Fig 39, where a horizontal arrangement is illustrated.
- Two groups of modules 145 are arranged in lines at the sides under the table, and the table top itself is the screen 220. Viewers at both will see the light beams Le coming from modules 145 on the opposite side, which are directed to them.
- the 3D view they see on the opposite sides can be of the identical or quite different on the same screen surface, since each of them will see different light beams from different modules.
- the horizontal arrangement can be realised not only in rectangular but in circular forms, as well. Also it is possible to introduce vertical parallax in some steps by placing further rows of modules under the screen, of course the larger screen diffusion angle should be in correlation with this.
- Such 3D benches can optimally be used where preferably horizontal character 3D data is processed, like in geological exploration, landscape simulation, 3D gaming.
- Figs. 51 and 52 show a basic block diagram of the data control system of an embodiment of the 3D display apparatus.
- This comprises a central controller 741 within a general control unit 740, typically a powerful microprocessor with dedicated software, which may control the input of the 3D image data tlirough the input interface 754, and supervises its feeding to the modules 145 through a projector interface 746.
- the central controller 741 may also supervise the correct functioning of the cooling system 742 for the modules 145 and various sensors 744, such as temperature sensors or image capturing devices as explained below with reference to Figs. 47 to 50.
- the control system 740 may be equipped with an UPS 756.
- the different images fed to the projectors or the two-dimensional display units within the modules may be fed into the modules from an external source. This would be the case, for example, with a 3D video footage.
- the images are not stored in advance (this would require the storing and channelling a very high amount of data), but only the definition of the shown 3D objects is fed to the control system 740.
- the definition data typically standard 3D models or OpenGL stream are then input from the control system 740 (or directly from the input interface 754) into a render cluster 748, which calculates in real time the appropriate image data for each display within the modules 145.
- the render cluster 748 thus generates from the object definitions the images to be displayed on the two-dimensional displays within the modules 145.
- the render cluster 748 may take into account the necessary modification of the image data, according to calibration data, the generation of which will be explained below.
- Sincc the render cluster 748 must often perform a large number of calculations in very short times, it is foreseen to complement the control system 740 with a computer cluster.
- Such a cluster is shown schematically in fig. 52.
- the individual rendering PC-s 842 personal computers
- the individual rendering PC-s 842 personal computers
- the PC-based cluster will perform the functions of the render cluster 748 shown in Fig. 51 .
- the 3D display apparatus is equipped with a control system 740 which comprises means for performing a calibration of the optical systems of the modules 145.
- a control system 740 which comprises means for performing a calibration of the optical systems of the modules 145. The features of this calibration means are explained with reference to Figs. 47-50.
- the 3D display apparatus may comprise an optical image detector device, such as a camera 800, which is capable of detecting an image generated by the optical system of one or more modules 145.
- the camera 800 is also connected to the control system 740.
- the control system 740 contains an appropriate software for the control of the camera 800, and for the evaluation of the images captured by the camera 800.
- the calibration of the modules 145 may be perfonued as follows: Selected two- dimensional test images are generated with several, preferably with each of the modules 145.
- a test image 802 may be a simple cross or similar known test image, which is easily identifiable by a pattern recognition software.
- the control system 740 instructs the modules to project the test image 802 to well-defined locations, for example on a test grid 803.
- the test grid 803 may be physically attached to the screen 120, or it may be just calculated from the camera image.
- the control system 740 may then detect the generated test image 802 with an image detecting device, in the shown embodiment the camera 800.
- the control system contains a suitable software adapted for evaluating the detected image.
- the software also detects the true positions of the projected test images 802, and determines the difference between the true positions and the nominal positions. Based on these differences, the calibration software generates the calibration data for the relevant modules. Nominal positions are the theoretically correct projection positions of the test images. Based on the calibration data, the control system or the render cluster will perform the necessary modification in the projection positions, it will perfomi a predislortion on the image data to be projected in real-time.
- the projection positions are preferably modified by translating the two-dimensional image on the two-dimensional display within the module, though it would be also possible to mechanically adjust the projection optics, a software solution is preferred.
- Fig. 48 illustrates that in a test mode, a module 145 is instructed to project a test pattern 804, such as a grid onto the screen 120.
- the test pattern 804 is detected also by the camera 800, and the shape of the test pattern is analysed, by determining the difference ⁇ ( ⁇ x, ⁇ y) relative to predetenuined points of a theoretical enor-free test image 806. This determination of the differences is also performed with a suitable calibration software.
- the render cluster 748 or alternatively the central controller 741 through the projector interface modifies the data input into the modules 145.
- the module 145 will be projecting a near distortion-free image 806 to the screen, as shown in Fig. 49.
- the calibration data are stored for each module 145.
- the render cluster 148 modifies the input data of the modules 145 on the basis of the calibration data, and sends the modified image data to the projectors or modules 145.
- the modification of the input data of the modules vvith the corresponding calibration data and the sending the modified image data to the projectors or to the 2D displays in the modules is performed in real-time.
- Fig. 50A and 50B illustrate that a very similar calibration procedure can ensure that the light beams emitted from different modules 145 and incident on the screen hit a predelcr- mined point of the screen 145 with a predetermined intensity.
- the modules 145 are directed to project illuminated columns 808 beside each other.
- the columns 808 are detected by the camera 800 and analysed by the calibration software for brightness.
- the relative brightness or intensity data are also included in the calibration data, which latter may be stored in the calibration data memory 758 (see Fig. 51 ).
- calibration data are generated and stored for each of the modules separately.
- the calibration software is capable of compensating optical imperfections, distortions, geometrical misalignments, and brightness/contrast differences between the optical systems of the modules 145.
- the calibration will extend to both intra-module distortions, and to inter-module differences.
- a proper calibration results in a significant increase of the resolution, especially for the deeper details in the 3D images, and smooth all inhomogeneities present in the final image by factors.
- the calibration is essential to make all such systems viable.
- the invention shows the way how to improve the quality and to fully exploit the capabilities of such 3D systems.
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