WO2022201938A1 - 投射装置、制御方法、および記録媒体 - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to projection devices and the like used for spatial optical communication.
- optical space communication that transmits and receives optical signals propagating in space (also called spatial optical signals).
- Patent Document 1 discloses a projection device including a spatial light modulation element.
- the signal processing means converts the video signal into spatial phase information.
- the spatial light modulator has a larger number of partition columns than the number of pixel columns of an image to be displayed.
- Patent Document 2 discloses a scanning image display device that displays an image by scanning a laser beam.
- the device of Patent Document 2 displays an image by Lissajous scanning using a two-axis resonant MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical-System) mirror.
- MEMS Micro-Electro-Mechanical-System
- Patent Document 3 discloses a light modulation element in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a line, a light scanning means for scanning a light beam from the light modulation element, and a light beam from the light scanning means that obliquely obliquely obliquely traverses a screen surface. and a projection lens for projecting.
- the optical scanning means is arranged on or near the pupil plane of the projection lens.
- the device of Patent Document 3 displays a two-dimensional image on the screen surface by optical scanning of the optical scanning means.
- the apparatus of Patent Document 3 adjusts the size of the projected image displayed on the screen surface by making the sampling method of each pixel of the light modulation element different.
- Patent Document 1 In the method of Patent Document 1, by separating the diffracted light for image display and the zero-order light, a high-definition image can be projected even though the projection lens is omitted.
- the technique of Patent Document 1 is applied to spatial optical communication, gaps are generated between a plurality of dots forming an image formed by projection light. Therefore, with the method of Patent Document 1, communication with a communication target that has entered between dots cannot be performed.
- Lissajous scanning using a biaxial resonance type MEMS mirror can eliminate gaps that can occur between a plurality of dots forming an image formed by projection light.
- An object of the present disclosure is to provide a projection device or the like capable of filling gaps between dots forming an image displayed by projection light without using a mechanically operating mechanism.
- a projection device corresponds to a light source that emits parallel light, a spatial light modulator that has a modulator that modulates the phase of the parallel light emitted from the light source, and an image displayed by the projected light.
- Tiles of at least two resolutions for which phase images are set are tiled in the modulation unit, a phase image is set for each of the plurality of tiles, and parallel light is directed toward the modulation unit for which the phase images are set.
- a control unit that controls a light source so as to irradiate it, and a projection optical system that projects light modulated by the spatial light modulator as projection light.
- tiles of at least two resolutions for which phase images corresponding to images displayed by projected light are set are tiled in the modulation unit of the spatial light modulator, and the tiled A phase image is set for each of the plurality of tiles, and the light source is controlled so that parallel light is emitted toward the modulation unit on which the phase image is set.
- a program includes a process of tiling tiles of at least two resolutions in which a phase image corresponding to an image displayed by projected light is set to a modulation unit of a spatial light modulator;
- a computer is caused to execute a process of setting a phase image for each of a plurality of tiles and a process of controlling a light source so as to irradiate parallel light toward the modulation section on which the phase image is set.
- a projection device or the like capable of filling gaps between dots forming an image displayed by projection light without using a mechanically actuated mechanism.
- FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the configuration of a projection device according to a first embodiment
- FIG. FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the tiling of the modulation section of the spatial light modulator of the projection device according to the first embodiment
- FIG. 10 is a conceptual diagram for explaining an example of tiling of Comparative Example 1 in the modulation section of the spatial light modulator of the projection device according to the first embodiment
- 4 is a conceptual diagram showing an example in which tiles are set under the conditions of Comparative Example 1 in the modulation section of the spatial light modulator of the projection device according to the first embodiment
- FIG. 11 is a conceptual diagram for explaining an example of tiling of Comparative Example 2 in the modulation section of the spatial light modulator of the projection device according to the first embodiment;
- FIG. 10 is a conceptual diagram showing an example in which tiles are set in the modulation section of the spatial light modulator of the projection device according to the first embodiment under the conditions of Comparative Example 2;
- An example of the light intensity distribution of a portion of an image displayed by projection light projected when tiles are set in the modulation section of the spatial light modulator of the projection apparatus according to the first embodiment under the conditions of Comparative Example 2. is a graph showing FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram showing a part of an image displayed by projection light projected when tiles are set in the modulation section of the spatial light modulator of the projection device according to the first embodiment under the conditions of Comparative Example 2;
- FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram for explaining tiling example 1 in the modulation unit of the spatial light modulator of the projection device according to the first embodiment;
- FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram showing an example in which tiles are set in the modulation section of the spatial light modulator of the projection device according to the first embodiment under the conditions of tiling example 1;
- FIG. 5 shows the light intensity distribution of a portion of an image displayed by projection light projected when tiles are set in the modulation unit of the spatial light modulator of the projection device according to the first embodiment under the conditions of Tiling Example 1.
- FIG. It is a graph which shows an example.
- Light intensity of part of an image actually displayed by projection light projected when tiles are set in the modulation unit of the spatial light modulator of the projection device according to the first embodiment under the conditions of Tiling Example 1 It is a graph which shows an example of distribution.
- FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing a part of an image displayed by projection light projected when tiles are set in the modulation unit of the spatial light modulator of the projection device according to the first embodiment under the conditions of Tiling Example 1;
- FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram for explaining tiling example 2 in the modulation unit of the spatial light modulator of the projection device according to the first embodiment;
- FIG. 10 is a conceptual diagram showing an example in which tiles are set in the modulation section of the spatial light modulator of the projection device according to the first embodiment under the conditions of tiling example 2;
- FIG. 10 is a conceptual diagram showing a part of an image displayed by projection light projected when tiles are set in the modulation section of the spatial light modulator of the projection device according to the first embodiment under the conditions of Tiling Example 2; .
- FIG. 10 is a conceptual diagram for explaining tiling example 3 in the modulation unit of the spatial light modulator of the projection device according to the first embodiment;
- FIG. 11 is a conceptual diagram showing an example in which tiles are set in the modulation section of the spatial light modulator of the projection device according to the first embodiment under the conditions of Tiling Example 3;
- FIG. 10 is a conceptual diagram showing a part of an image displayed by projection light projected when tiles are set in the modulation unit of the spatial light modulator of the projection device according to the first embodiment under the conditions of Tiling Example 3; .
- FIG. 10 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the configuration of the projection optical system of the projection device according to the second embodiment
- FIG. 11 is a conceptual diagram showing a part of an image displayed by projection light projected when tiles are set in the modulation section of the spatial light modulator of the projection device according to the second embodiment under the conditions of Tiling Example 1;
- FIG. 11 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a projection device according to a third embodiment.
- FIG. 11 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of changing the positions of a plurality of dots forming an image formed by projection light projected from a projection device according to a third embodiment;
- FIG. 12 is a conceptual diagram for explaining an example of changing the tiling of the modulation section of the spatial light modulator of the projection device according to the third embodiment
- FIG. 12 is a conceptual diagram for explaining an example of changing the tiling of the modulation section of the spatial light modulator of the projection device according to the third embodiment
- It is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a projection device according to a fourth embodiment. It is a block diagram showing an example of hardware constitutions which realize a control part of a projection device concerning each embodiment.
- the directions of arrows in the drawings show examples, and do not limit the directions of light and signals.
- the lines indicating the trajectory of light in the drawing are conceptual and do not accurately represent the actual traveling direction or state of light.
- changes in the traveling direction and state of light due to refraction, reflection, and diffusion at the interface between air and matter may be omitted, or a luminous flux may be represented by a single line.
- the projection apparatus of the present embodiment is capable of performing optical spatial communication for transmitting and receiving optical signals propagating in space (hereinafter also referred to as spatial optical signals) without using a medium such as an optical fiber, and displaying and measuring images on a projection surface. Used for distance, etc.
- the projection apparatus of this embodiment may be used for applications other than optical spatial communication, image display, and distance measurement, as long as it is used for projecting spatial light.
- FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the configuration of the projection device 10 of this embodiment.
- the projection device 10 has a light source 11 , a spatial light modulator 13 , a controller 15 and a projection optical system 17 .
- Light source 11 , spatial light modulator 13 , and projection optical system 17 constitute projection section 100 .
- FIG. 1 is a lateral view of the internal configuration of the projection device 10. As shown in FIG. FIG. 1 illustrates lines indicating the trajectory of light.
- FIG. 1 is conceptual, and does not accurately represent the positional relationship between components, the traveling direction of light, and the like.
- the light source 11 includes an emitter 111 and a collimator 112.
- the light source 11 converts the laser light 101 emitted from the emitter 111 into parallel light 102 by the collimator 112 and emits the parallel light 102 .
- the parallel light 102 emitted from the light source 11 travels toward the modulation section 130 of the spatial light modulator 13 .
- the emitter 111 emits laser light 101 in a predetermined wavelength band under the control of the controller 15 .
- the wavelength of laser light 101 emitted from light source 11 is not particularly limited.
- the emitter 111 emits laser light 101 in the visible or infrared wavelength band.
- near-infrared rays of 800 to 900 nanometers (nm) can raise the laser class, so the sensitivity can be improved by about an order of magnitude compared to other wavelength bands.
- GaN gallium arsenide
- infrared laser light 101 in a wavelength band of 1.55 micrometers ( ⁇ m) can be emitted.
- a high output laser light source of about 100 milliwatts (mW) can be used.
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- the collimator 112 converts the laser light 101 emitted from the emitter 111 into parallel light 102 .
- Laser light 101 emitted from emitter 111 is converted into parallel light 102 by collimator 112 and emitted from light source 11 .
- the incident angle of the parallel light 102 is set non-perpendicular to the modulating section 130 of the spatial light modulator 13 .
- the emission axis of the parallel light 102 emitted from the light source 11 is oblique to the modulation section 130 of the spatial light modulator 13 . If the output axis of the parallel light 102 is oblique to the modulation section 130 of the spatial light modulator 13, the parallel light 102 can be incident without using a beam splitter. Therefore, it is possible to improve the light utilization efficiency. Further, by setting the emission axis of the parallel light 102 obliquely with respect to the modulation section 130 of the spatial light modulator 13, the size of the projection section 100 can be made compact.
- the spatial light modulator 13 has a modulating section 130 irradiated with the parallel light 102 .
- a pattern also referred to as a phase image
- the parallel light 102 irradiated to the modulating section 130 of the spatial light modulator 13 is modulated according to the phase image set in the modulating section 130 and reflected by the modulating section 130 .
- the light (modulated light 103 ) modulated by the modulating section 130 travels toward the projection optical system 17 .
- the spatial light modulator 13 is realized by a spatial light modulator using ferroelectric liquid crystal, homogeneous liquid crystal, vertically aligned liquid crystal, or the like.
- the spatial light modulator 13 can be realized by LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon).
- the spatial light modulator 13 may be realized by a MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical System).
- phase modulation type spatial light modulator 13 energy can be concentrated on the image portion by operating to switch the location where the projection light 107 is projected. Therefore, when the phase modulation type spatial light modulator 13 is used, if the output of the light source 11 is the same, the image can be displayed brighter than other methods.
- FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram for explaining general division (also called tiling) of the modulation section 130 of the spatial light modulator 13 .
- the example of FIG. 2 relates to tiling, which divides the modulation unit 130 into a plurality of square regions (also called tiles).
- the modulating section 130 is divided into a plurality of regions with a horizontal and vertical aspect ratio of 1:1.
- a plurality of tiles to which phase images generated by iterative Fourier transform or the like are assigned are set in the modulation unit 130 .
- a plurality of phase images with the same resolution are tiled in the modulation section 130 of the spatial light modulator 13 .
- Each of the multiple tiles is composed of multiple pixels.
- each of the plurality of tiles is composed of a plurality of pixels of m rows ⁇ n columns (m and n are natural numbers).
- a plurality of pixels of m columns ⁇ n rows may be referred to as m ⁇ n pixels.
- a sufficient number of pixels are not assigned to the tiles at the right end and the bottom end of the modulation section 130, but similar phase images are set to those tiles as well.
- a plurality of tiles are arranged in the modulating section 130 with the left end as the starting point, but the method of arranging the plurality of tiles in the modulating section 130 is not limited to the example of FIG.
- a phase image corresponding to the projected image is displayed on each of the multiple tiles.
- each of the tiles is composed of 256 ⁇ 256 pixels or 512 ⁇ 512 pixels.
- the number of pixels forming a tile is set to the n-th power of 2 resolution (n is a natural number) in order to improve the calculation speed of the phase image.
- a phase image is tiled on each of the plurality of tiles assigned to the modulation unit 130 .
- each of the tiles displays a pre-generated phase image.
- modulated light 103 forming an image corresponding to the phase image of each tile is emitted.
- the control unit 15 controls the light source 11 and the spatial light modulator 13.
- the control unit 15 sets the phase image corresponding to the image to be projected in the modulation unit 130 according to the tiling set in the modulation unit 130 of the spatial light modulator 13 .
- the control unit 15 sets, in the modulation unit 130, a phase image corresponding to an image suitable for use such as image display, communication, and distance measurement.
- the phase image of the image to be projected is stored in advance in a storage unit (not shown).
- the shape and size of the projected image are not particularly limited.
- the control unit 15 drives the emitter 111 of the light source 11 while the phase image corresponding to the image to be projected is set in the modulation unit 130 .
- the modulator 130 of the spatial light modulator 13 is irradiated with the parallel light 102 emitted from the light source 11 in accordance with the timing at which the phase image is set in the modulator 130 of the spatial light modulator 13 .
- the parallel light 102 applied to the modulating section 130 of the spatial light modulator 13 is modulated by the modulating section 130 of the spatial light modulator 13 .
- Modulated light 103 modulated by the modulation section 130 of the spatial light modulator 13 is projected as projection light 107 corresponding to the pattern displayed on the modulation section 130 of the spatial light modulator 13 .
- the control unit 15 controls the spatial light modulator 13 so that the parameter that determines the difference between the phase of the parallel light 102 applied to the modulation unit 130 of the spatial light modulator 13 and the phase of the modulated light 103 reflected by the modulation unit 130 is changed. It drives the optical modulator 13 .
- Parameters that determine the difference between the phase of the parallel light 102 irradiated to the modulating section 130 of the phase modulation type spatial light modulator 13 and the phase of the modulated light 103 reflected by the modulating section 130 are, for example, the refractive index and the optical path. It is a parameter related to optical properties such as length.
- control section 15 changes the refractive index of the modulation section 130 by changing the voltage applied to the modulation section 130 of the spatial light modulator 13 .
- the parallel light 102 irradiated to the modulating section 130 is appropriately diffracted based on the refractive index of each section of the modulating section 130 . That is, the phase distribution of the parallel light 102 applied to the modulating section 130 of the phase modulation type spatial light modulator 13 is modulated according to the optical characteristics of the modulating section 130 .
- a method of driving the spatial light modulator 13 by the controller 15 is determined according to the modulation method of the spatial light modulator 13 .
- the projection optical system 17 is an optical system that projects the modulated light 103 modulated by the modulation section 130 of the spatial light modulator 13 as projection light 107 . As shown in FIG. 1 , the projection optical system 17 has a Fourier transform lens 171 , an aperture 173 and a projection lens 175 .
- the Fourier transform lens 171 is an optical lens that forms an image at a focal position near the aperture 173 when the modulated light 103 modulated by the spatial light modulator 13 is projected at infinity.
- a virtual lens may be used instead of the Fourier transform lens 171 .
- the phase image corresponding to the image formed by the projection light 107 projected from the projection device 10 and the virtual lens image condensing the modulated light 103 at the focal position near the aperture 173 are synthesized.
- the image may be set in the modulating section 130 .
- the Fourier transform lens 171 is omitted.
- the aperture 173 is a frame that blocks high-order light contained in the light converged by the Fourier transform lens 171 and limits the outer edge of the display area.
- the opening of the aperture 173 is set to be smaller than the periphery of the display area at the position of the aperture 173 so as to block the peripheral area of the image at the position of the aperture 173 .
- the opening of aperture 173 is formed in a rectangular shape or a circular shape.
- Aperture 173 is preferably installed at the focal position of Fourier transform lens 171 . Note that the aperture 173 may be displaced from the focal position of the Fourier transform lens 171 as long as the high-order light can be blocked and the display area can be limited. Also, a portion for shielding the zero-order light contained in the modulated light 103 may be provided inside the opening of the aperture 173 .
- the projection lens 175 is an optical lens that magnifies the light converged by the Fourier transform lens 171 so as to correspond to the projected image.
- the projection lens 175 may be composed of a single lens, or may be composed of a combination of a plurality of lenses.
- projection lens 175 includes a free-form surface lens. Projection light 107 projected by projection lens 175 is projected toward an arbitrary target.
- FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram for explaining an example of general tiling (comparative example 1).
- FIG. 3 relates to tiling of a portion of modulation section 130 .
- all tiles are set to 256 ⁇ 256 pixels.
- FIG. 4 is an example in which a plurality of tiles of 256 ⁇ 256 pixels are set in the modulation section 130 of 1080 ⁇ 1920 pixels.
- the tiles at the right end and the bottom end of the modulation section 130 are not assigned a sufficient number of pixels, but similar phase images are set for those tiles as well.
- a plurality of tiles are arranged in the modulation section 130 with the left end as the starting point, but the method of arranging the plurality of tiles in the modulation section 130 is not limited to the example of FIG.
- FIG. 5 shows the light intensity distribution of a portion of an image displayed on the projection surface by projection light 107 projected with a plurality of tiles of 256 ⁇ 256 pixels set in the modulation section 130 of the spatial light modulator 13.
- FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram of part of an image displayed by projection light 107 projected under the conditions set as in FIG.
- four dots are displayed on the projection surface. As shown in FIG. 6, there are gaps between the four dots.
- setting phase images with the same resolution to each of the plurality of tiles assigned to the modulation section 130 of the spatial light modulator 13 will change the displayed image to Gaps are formed between the constituent dots.
- FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram for explaining another example of general tiling (comparative example 2).
- Comparative Example 2 an attempt is made to supplement the inter-dot gap by increasing the resolution.
- FIG. 7 relates to tiling of a portion of modulation section 130 .
- all tiles are set to a higher resolution (512 ⁇ 512 pixels) compared to Comparative Example 1 (256 ⁇ 256 pixels).
- FIG. 8 shows an example in which tiles of 512 ⁇ 512 pixels are set in the modulation section 130 of 1080 ⁇ 1920 pixels.
- a sufficient number of pixels are not allocated to the rightmost and bottommost tiles of the modulation section 130, but similar phase images are set to those tiles as well.
- a plurality of tiles are arranged in the modulating section 130 starting from the left end, but the method of arranging a plurality of tiles in the modulating section 130 is not limited to the example of FIG.
- FIG. 9 shows the light intensity distribution of a portion of an image displayed on the projection surface by projection light 107 projected with a plurality of tiles of 1080 ⁇ 1920 pixels set in the modulation section 130 of the spatial light modulator 13 .
- FIG. 10 is a conceptual diagram of part of an image displayed by projection light 107 projected under the conditions set as shown in FIG.
- seven dots are displayed on the projection surface.
- the resolution is increased, there are gaps between the seven dots.
- the periphery of the dot tends to become unclear. This is mainly due to a decrease in the number of tiles set in the modulation section 130 of the spatial light modulator 13 by increasing the resolution.
- increasing the resolution too much can create dark spots in unpredictable locations. That is, even if the resolution is simply increased, it is difficult to compensate for the gaps between dots.
- FIG. 11 is a conceptual diagram for explaining an example of tiling (tiling example 1) according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 11 relates to tiling of a portion of modulation section 130 .
- tiles each having 256 rows of pixels and tiles each including 253 rows of pixels are alternately set in the modulation section 130 of the spatial light modulator 13 . That is, in the modulating section 130, columns of tiles of 256 ⁇ 256 pixels and columns of tiles of 253 ⁇ 256 pixels are alternately set.
- tiles of 256 ⁇ 256 pixels are referred to as first resolution tiles
- tiles of 253 ⁇ 256 pixels are referred to as second resolution tiles.
- rows of tiles of 256 ⁇ 256 pixels (first resolution) and rows of tiles of 253 ⁇ 256 pixels (second resolution) are alternately set in the modulation unit 130 of 1080 ⁇ 1920 pixels.
- a sufficient number of pixels are not assigned to the rightmost and bottommost tiles of the modulating section 130, but similar phase images are set to those tiles as well.
- a plurality of tiles are arranged in the modulating section 130 with the left end as the starting point, but the method of arranging a plurality of tiles in the modulating section 130 is not limited to the example of FIG.
- a plurality of tiles of 256 ⁇ 256 pixels (first resolution) and a plurality of tiles of 253 ⁇ 256 pixels (second resolution) are projected on the modulation section 130 of the spatial light modulator 13 . It is an example of the light intensity distribution of a part of the image displayed on the projection surface by the projection light 107 projected.
- the waveform of base dots derived from a tile of 256 ⁇ 256 pixels (first resolution) is indicated by a solid line
- the waveform of complementary dots derived from a tile of 253 ⁇ 256 pixels (second resolution) is indicated by a dashed line. show.
- FIG. 14 shows the waveform of base dots (solid line) derived from a tile of 256 ⁇ 256 pixels (first resolution) and the waveform of complementary dots (dashed line) derived from a tile of 253 ⁇ 256 pixels (second resolution).
- a composite waveform is shown.
- the waveform obtained by synthesizing the phases of the base dots (solid line) and complementary dots (broken line) is indicated by a dashed line.
- FIG. 15 is a conceptual diagram of part of an image displayed by projection light 107 projected under the conditions set as in FIG.
- the base dots derived from the 256 ⁇ 256 pixel (first resolution) tile are complemented by the complementary dots derived from the 253 ⁇ 256 pixel (second resolution) tile, and the gap between the base dots is buried.
- gaps between base dots are complemented by complementary dots, and an image without gaps in the vertical direction is displayed.
- the dots forming the image to be displayed are displayed. You can fill the gaps in between.
- FIG. 16 is a conceptual diagram for explaining another example of tiling (tiling example 2) according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 16 relates to tiling of a portion of modulation section 130 .
- the modulation unit 130 of the spatial light modulator 13 is alternately set with tiles made up of 256 columns of pixels and tiles made up of 253 columns of pixels. That is, in the modulating section 130, columns of tiles of 256 ⁇ 256 pixels and columns of tiles of 256 ⁇ 253 pixels are alternately set.
- tiles of 256 ⁇ 256 pixels are referred to as first resolution tiles
- tiles of 256 ⁇ 253 pixels are referred to as third resolution tiles.
- columns of tiles of 256 x 256 pixels (first resolution) and columns of tiles of 256 x 253 pixels (third resolution) are alternately set in the modulation unit 130 of 1080 x 1920 pixels.
- a sufficient number of pixels are not assigned to the rightmost and bottommost tiles of the modulating section 130, but similar phase images are set to those tiles as well.
- a plurality of tiles are arranged in the modulating section 130 with the left end as the starting point, but the method of arranging a plurality of tiles in the modulating section 130 is not limited to the example of FIG.
- FIG. 18 is a conceptual diagram of part of an image displayed by projection light 107 projected under the conditions set as shown in FIG.
- the base dots derived from the 256 ⁇ 256 pixel (first resolution) tile are complemented by the complementary dots derived from the 256 ⁇ 253 pixel (third resolution) tile, and the gap between the base dots is buried.
- gaps between base dots are complemented by complementary dots, and an image without gaps in the horizontal direction is displayed.
- the dots forming the image to be displayed are displayed. can fill the gaps.
- FIG. 19 is a conceptual diagram for explaining another example of tiling (tiling example 3) according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 19 relates to tiling of a portion of modulation section 130 .
- the modulation unit 130 of the spatial light modulator 13 is alternately set with tiles made up of 256 rows of pixels and tiles made up of 253 rows of pixels. Further, in the example of FIG. 19, tiles made up of 256 columns of pixels and tiles made up of 253 columns of pixels are alternately set in the modulation section 130 of the spatial light modulator 13 .
- a tile of 256 ⁇ 256 pixels, a tile of 256 ⁇ 253 pixels, a tile of 253 ⁇ 256 pixels, and a tile of 253 ⁇ 253 pixels are set in the modulation unit 130 .
- the 256x256 pixel tile is the first resolution tile
- the 253x256 pixel tile is the second resolution tile
- the 256x253 pixel tile is the third resolution tile
- the 253x253 pixel tile is the third resolution tile.
- the modulation unit 130 of 1080 ⁇ 1920 pixels has a tile of 256 ⁇ 256 pixels (first resolution), a tile of 253 ⁇ 256 pixels (second resolution), a tile of 256 ⁇ 253 pixels (third resolution), In this example, tiles of 253 ⁇ 253 pixels (fourth resolution) are set.
- a sufficient number of pixels are not assigned to the rightmost and bottommost tiles of the modulating section 130, but similar phase images are set to those tiles as well.
- a plurality of tiles are arranged in the modulating section 130 with the left end as the starting point, but the method of arranging the plurality of tiles in the modulating section 130 is not limited to the example of FIG.
- FIG. 21 is a conceptual diagram of part of an image displayed by projection light 107 projected under the conditions set as shown in FIG.
- the base dots from the 256 ⁇ 256 pixel (first resolution) tile are 253 ⁇ 256 pixels (second resolution), 256 ⁇ 253 pixels (third resolution), and 253 ⁇ 253 pixels ( 4th resolution) tiles to fill the gaps between the base dots.
- gaps between base dots are complemented by complementary dots, and an image with reduced gaps in the horizontal and vertical directions is displayed.
- the dots forming the displayed image are gap can be reduced.
- the projection device of this embodiment has a light source, a spatial light modulator, a controller, and a projection optical system.
- the light source, spatial light modulator, and projection optical system constitute a projection section.
- the light source emits parallel light.
- the spatial light modulator has a modulation section that modulates the phase of parallel light emitted from the light source.
- the controller tiles the modulator with tiles of at least two resolutions in which the phase image corresponding to the image displayed by the projected light is set.
- a control unit sets a phase image for each of the plurality of tiles that are tiled.
- the control unit controls the light source so that parallel light is emitted toward the modulation unit on which the phase image is set.
- the projection optical system projects the light modulated by the spatial light modulator as projection light.
- an image displayed by projection light is configured without using a mechanically operating mechanism.
- the gap between dots can be filled.
- control unit separates a plurality of tiles of a first resolution having the same number of rows and columns and a plurality of tiles of a second resolution having a different number of rows from the first resolution into a spatial resolution.
- control unit separates a plurality of tiles of a first resolution having the same number of rows and columns and a plurality of tiles of a third resolution having a different number of columns from the first resolution into a spatial resolution.
- the controller directs the plurality of tiles of the first resolution, the plurality of tiles of the second resolution, the plurality of tiles of the third resolution, and the plurality of tiles of the fourth resolution to the spatial light modulator. set to the modulation part of The tiles of the first resolution have the same number of rows and columns.
- the plurality of tiles at the second resolution have a different number of rows than the first resolution.
- the plurality of tiles at the third resolution have a different number of columns than at the first resolution.
- the plurality of tiles at the fourth resolution have a different number of rows and columns than the first resolution. According to this aspect, it is possible to compensate for vertical and horizontal gaps between dots forming an image displayed by projection light.
- the projection device of this embodiment includes a projection lens that expands and projects the projection light with different expansion ratios in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction.
- a projection lens that expands and projects the projection light with different expansion ratios in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction.
- An example in which two cylindrical lenses are combined will be described below.
- FIG. 22 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the configuration of the projection device 20 of this embodiment.
- the projection device 20 has a light source 21 , a spatial light modulator 23 , a controller 25 and a projection optical system 27 .
- Light source 21 , spatial light modulator 23 , and projection optical system 27 constitute projection section 200 .
- FIG. 22 is a lateral view of the internal configuration of the projection device 20. As shown in FIG. FIG. 22 illustrates lines indicating the trajectory of light.
- FIG. 22 is conceptual, and does not accurately represent the positional relationship between each component, the traveling direction of light, and the like.
- the light source 21 includes an emitter 211 and a collimator 212.
- Each of the light source 21, the emitter 211, and the collimator 212 has the same configuration as each of the light source 11, the emitter 111, and the collimator 112 of the first embodiment.
- the emitter 211 emits laser light 201 in a predetermined wavelength band under the control of the controller 25 .
- the collimator 212 converts the laser light 201 emitted from the emitter 211 into parallel light 202 .
- Laser light 201 emitted from emitter 211 is converted into parallel light 202 by collimator 212 and emitted from light source 21 .
- the parallel light 202 emitted from the light source 21 travels toward the modulation section 230 of the spatial light modulator 23 .
- the spatial light modulator 23 has a modulating section 230 irradiated with the parallel light 202 .
- the spatial light modulator 23 has the same configuration as the spatial light modulator 13 of the first embodiment.
- the modulation section 230 of the spatial light modulator 23 is divided into regions (also called tiling) according to the resolution of the displayed image.
- a pattern (also referred to as a phase image) corresponding to an image to be displayed is set in each of the plurality of tiles set in the modulation unit 230 under the control of the control unit 25 .
- the control unit 25 controls the light source 21 and the spatial light modulator 23.
- the controller 25 has the same configuration as the controller 15 of the first embodiment.
- the control unit 25 sets the phase image corresponding to the image to be projected in the modulation unit 230 according to the tiling set in the modulation unit 230 of the spatial light modulator 23 .
- the control unit 25 causes the spatial light modulator 23 to display a plurality of tiles in which the number of pixels in the direction perpendicular to the direction in which the image displayed by the projection light projected by the projection lens 275 is expanded is adjusted. is set in the modulation section 230 of
- the control unit 25 drives the emitter 211 of the light source 21 while the phase image corresponding to the image to be projected is set in the modulation unit 230 .
- the modulator 230 of the spatial light modulator 23 is irradiated with the parallel light 202 emitted from the light source 21 in accordance with the timing at which the phase image is set in the modulator 230 of the spatial light modulator 23 .
- the parallel light 202 applied to the modulating section 230 of the spatial light modulator 23 is modulated by the modulating section 230 of the spatial light modulator 23 .
- Modulated light 203 modulated by the modulation section 230 of the spatial light modulator 23 is projected as projection light 207 corresponding to the pattern displayed on the modulation section 230 of the spatial light modulator 23 .
- the projection optical system 27 is an optical system that projects the modulated light 203 modulated by the modulation section 230 of the spatial light modulator 23 as projection light 207 .
- the projection optical system 27 changes the aspect ratio of the image formed by the phase image set in the modulation section 230 of the spatial light modulator 23 and projects the image.
- the projection optical system 27 has a Fourier transform lens 271, an aperture 273, and a projection lens 275.
- the Fourier transform lens 271 is an optical lens that forms an image formed when the modulated light 203 modulated by the spatial light modulator 23 is projected to infinity at a focal position near the aperture 273 .
- the Fourier transform lens 271 has the same configuration as the Fourier transform lens 171 of the first embodiment.
- the aperture 273 is a frame that blocks high-order light contained in the light converged by the Fourier transform lens 271 and limits the outer edge of the display area.
- the aperture 273 has the same configuration as the aperture 173 of the first embodiment.
- the projection lens 275 is an optical lens that magnifies the light converged by the Fourier transform lens 271 with different magnifying powers in the horizontal and vertical directions. In other words, the projection lens 275 changes the aspect ratio of the image formed by the phase image set in the modulation section 230 of the spatial light modulator 23 and projects the image. In the example of FIG. 23, horizontally elongated projection light 207 is projected.
- the projection lens 275 has a first lens L21 and a second lens L22.
- FIG. 23 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the projection lens 275.
- FIG. FIG. 23 is a view looking down on the projection optical system 27 from an obliquely upper viewpoint.
- the first lens L21 and the second lens L22 that constitute the projection lens 275 are cylindrical lenses.
- FIG. 22 shows an example in which the projection lens 275 is composed of two cylindrical lenses, but the projection lens 275 may be composed of a combination of three or more lenses.
- FIG. 22 shows an example in which a plano-convex cylindrical lens is combined, the projection lens 275 may also include a plano-concave lens.
- Projection lens 275 may include at least one cylindrical lens.
- the projection lens 275 may be composed of a single lens as long as it can be magnified at different magnifying powers in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction.
- the projection lens 275 may be realized by a free-form surface lens or a liquid crystal lens.
- the first lens L21 has a cylindrical shape with the center of curvature in the horizontal plane.
- the cylinder axis of the first lens L21 is perpendicular to the horizontal plane.
- the first lens L21 is arranged so that the curved surface is the incident surface and the flat surface facing the curved surface is the exit surface.
- a curved surface (incidence surface) of the first lens L21 faces the spatial light modulator 23 .
- a plane (output surface) of the first lens L21 faces the second lens L22.
- the light incident on the first lens L21 from the incident surface is expanded in the horizontal plane and emitted from the exit surface. Light emitted from the exit surface of the first lens L21 travels toward the entrance surface of the second lens L22.
- the second lens L22 has a cylindrical shape with a center of curvature in a plane perpendicular to the horizontal plane.
- the cylinder axis of the second lens L22 is in the horizontal plane and perpendicular to the cylinder axis of the first lens L21.
- the second lens L22 is arranged so that the plane facing the curved surface is the entrance surface and the curved surface is the exit surface.
- a plane (incident surface) of the second lens L22 faces the first lens L21.
- the curved surface (outgoing surface) of the second lens L22 faces the projection direction of the projection light 207 .
- the light incident on the second lens L22 from the incident surface is vertically compressed in a plane perpendicular to the horizontal plane and emitted from the exit surface.
- the light emitted from the emission surface of the second lens L22 is expanded in the horizontal direction and compressed in the vertical direction, and is projected as projection light 207.
- FIG. 24 is a conceptual diagram of part of an image displayed by projection light 207 projected under the conditions of Tiling Example 1 (FIGS. 11 to 15) of the first embodiment.
- the base dots derived from the 256 ⁇ 256 pixel (first resolution) tile are complemented by the complementary dots derived from the 253 ⁇ 256 pixel (second resolution) tile, and the gap between the base dots is buried.
- composite dots of base dots and complementary dots are stretched in the horizontal direction.
- the gaps between the base dots are complemented by the complementary dots, and an image that is stretched in the horizontal direction and has no gaps in the vertical direction is displayed.
- an image in which the gaps between dots are filled is stretched in one axial direction and displayed. That is, according to the present embodiment, the gap between dots can be complemented two-dimensionally by one-dimensionally interpolating between dots in the vertical direction and enlarging the projection angle in the horizontal direction.
- the projection device of this embodiment has a light source, a spatial light modulator, a controller, and a projection optical system.
- the light source, spatial light modulator, and projection optical system constitute a projection section.
- the light source emits parallel light.
- the spatial light modulator has a modulation section that modulates the phase of parallel light emitted from the light source.
- the controller tiles the modulator with tiles of at least two resolutions in which the phase image corresponding to the image displayed by the projected light is set.
- a control unit sets a phase image for each of the plurality of tiles that are tiled.
- the control unit sets, in the modulation unit of the spatial light modulator, a plurality of tiles in which the number of pixels in the direction perpendicular to the direction in which the image displayed by the projection light projected by the projection lens is expanded is adjusted. .
- the control unit controls the light source so that parallel light is emitted toward the modulation unit on which the phase image is set.
- the projection optical system includes a projection lens that changes the aspect ratio of the image formed by the phase image set in the modulation section of the spatial light modulator and projects the image.
- the projection optical system projects the light modulated by the spatial light modulator as projection light.
- the projection device of the present embodiment it is possible to complement the gaps between dots two-dimensionally by one-dimensionally interpolating between dots in the vertical direction and enlarging the projection angle in the horizontal direction. Further, according to the projection apparatus of the present embodiment, by changing the combination and arrangement of the cylindrical lenses, one-dimensionally interpolating between the dots in the horizontal direction and expanding the projection angle in the vertical direction, the dots can be projected. It is also possible to two-dimensionally fill the gap between them.
- the projection apparatus of this embodiment controls the projection direction of projection light by adjusting the resolution of the tiles set in the modulation section of the spatial light modulator.
- FIG. 25 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the configuration of the projection device 30 of this embodiment.
- the projection device 30 has a light source 31 , a spatial light modulator 33 , a controller 35 and a projection optical system 37 .
- Light source 31 , spatial light modulator 33 , and projection optical system 37 constitute projection section 300 .
- FIG. 25 is a lateral view of the internal configuration of the projection device 30. As shown in FIG. FIG. 25 illustrates lines indicating the trajectory of light.
- FIG. 25 is conceptual and does not accurately represent the positional relationship between constituent elements, the traveling direction of light, and the like.
- the light source 31 includes an emitter 311 and a collimator 312. Each of the light source 31, the emitter 311, and the collimator 312 has the same configuration as each of the light source 11, the emitter 111, and the collimator 112 of the first embodiment.
- the emitter 311 emits laser light 301 in a predetermined wavelength band under the control of the controller 35 .
- the collimator 312 converts the laser light 301 emitted from the emitter 311 into parallel light 302 .
- Laser light 301 emitted from emitter 311 is converted into parallel light 302 by collimator 312 and emitted from light source 31 .
- a parallel light 302 emitted from the light source 31 travels toward the modulation section 330 of the spatial light modulator 33 .
- the spatial light modulator 33 has a modulating section 330 irradiated with parallel light 302 .
- the spatial light modulator 33 has the same configuration as the spatial light modulator 13 of the first embodiment.
- the modulation section 330 of the spatial light modulator 33 is divided into regions (also called tiling) according to the resolution of the displayed image.
- a pattern (also referred to as a phase image) corresponding to an image to be displayed is set in each of the plurality of tiles set in the modulation unit 330 under the control of the control unit 35 .
- the control unit 35 controls the light source 31 and the spatial light modulator 33.
- the controller 35 has the same configuration as the controller 15 of the first embodiment.
- the control unit 35 sets the phase image corresponding to the image to be projected in the modulation unit 330 according to the tiling set in the modulation unit 330 of the spatial light modulator 33 .
- the control unit 35 drives the emitter 311 of the light source 31 while the phase image corresponding to the image to be projected is set in the modulation unit 330 .
- the modulator 330 of the spatial light modulator 33 is irradiated with the parallel light 302 emitted from the light source 31 at the timing when the phase image is set in the modulator 330 of the spatial light modulator 33 .
- the parallel light 302 applied to the modulating section 330 of the spatial light modulator 33 is modulated by the modulating section 330 of the spatial light modulator 33 .
- Modulated light 303 modulated by the modulation section 330 of the spatial light modulator 33 is projected as projection light 307 corresponding to the pattern displayed on the modulation section 330 of the spatial light modulator 33 .
- control unit 35 changes the projection direction of the projection light 307 by changing the resolution of a plurality of tiles set in the modulation unit 330 of the spatial light modulator 33 under the condition that the same phase distribution is displayed. .
- the control unit 35 changes the position where the image is displayed by changing the resolution of the tiles.
- the control unit 35 changes the direction in which the projection light 307 is projected by switching the resolution of the plurality of tiles set in the modulation unit 330 from 256 ⁇ 256 pixels to 253 ⁇ 253 pixels.
- FIG. 26 shows that the resolution of a plurality of tiles is switched from 256 ⁇ 256 pixels to 253 ⁇ 253 pixels under the condition that the same phase distribution is displayed on each of the plurality of tiles assigned to the modulation section 330 of the spatial light modulator 33.
- FIG. 10 is a conceptual diagram showing an example in which the positions of dots forming an image are changed as a result.
- 27A and 27B are examples of collectively changing the resolution of the entire modulation section 330.
- FIG. By switching from the initial resolution (256 ⁇ 256 pixels) in FIG. 27A to the changed resolution (253 ⁇ 253 pixels) in FIG.
- addressing across the modulation section 330 of the spatial light modulator 33 can control each pixel.
- the rightmost and bottommost tiles of the modulating section 330 are not assigned a sufficient number of pixels, but similar phase images are set for those tiles as well.
- a plurality of tiles are arranged in the modulating section 330 with the left end as the starting point. is not limited to
- control unit 35 changes a plurality of tiles set with phase images corresponding to the same image to the same resolution.
- the resolution can be switched at such a high speed as to exceed the time resolution of the device that detects the image formed by the projection light 307, it becomes difficult to detect the gaps between the dots forming the image.
- control unit 35 changes each of a plurality of tiles set with phase images corresponding to the same image to different resolutions.
- the gaps between the dots forming the image displayed by the projection light 307 are filled.
- the resolution can be switched with accuracy exceeding the spatial resolution of an apparatus that detects the image formed by the projection light 307, it becomes difficult to detect gaps between a plurality of dots forming the image.
- the projection optical system 37 is an optical system that projects the modulated light 303 modulated by the modulation section 330 of the spatial light modulator 33 as projection light 307 .
- the projection optical system 37 has a Fourier transform lens 371 , an aperture 373 and a projection lens 375 .
- the Fourier transform lens 371, aperture 373, and projection lens 375 have the same configurations as the Fourier transform lens 171, aperture 173, and projection lens 175 of the first embodiment.
- the projection device of this embodiment has a light source, a spatial light modulator, a controller, and a projection optical system.
- the light source, spatial light modulator, and projection optical system constitute a projection section.
- the light source emits parallel light.
- the spatial light modulator has a modulation section that modulates the phase of parallel light emitted from the light source.
- the controller tiles the modulator with tiles of at least two resolutions in which the phase image corresponding to the image displayed by the projected light is set.
- a control unit sets a phase image for each of the plurality of tiles that are tiled.
- the control unit controls the light source so that parallel light is emitted toward the modulation unit on which the phase image is set.
- the projection optical system projects the light modulated by the spatial light modulator as projection light.
- the control section changes the resolution of the plurality of tiles set in the modulation section of the spatial light modulator to change the display position of the image displayed by the projection light.
- the control unit collectively changes the resolution of a plurality of tiles set in the modulation unit of the spatial light modulator.
- the controller changes the resolution within multiple tiles set in the modulation section of the spatial light modulator.
- the display position of the image displayed by the projection light can be changed by changing the resolution of the plurality of tiles set in the modulation section of the spatial light modulator.
- control unit changes the resolution of a plurality of tiles set with the phase images corresponding to the same image to the same resolution. According to this aspect, by switching the resolution at such a high speed as to exceed the time resolution of the device that detects the image formed by the projection light, it becomes difficult to detect the gaps between the plurality of dots forming the image.
- control unit changes each of the plurality of tiles in which the phase images corresponding to the same image are set to different resolutions. According to this aspect, if the resolution is switched with an accuracy that exceeds the spatial resolution of the device that detects the image formed by the projected light, it becomes difficult to detect the gaps between the plurality of dots forming the image.
- the projection device of this embodiment has a simplified configuration of the projection devices of the first to third embodiments.
- FIG. 28 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the projection device 40 of this embodiment.
- the projection device 40 has a light source 41 , a spatial light modulator 43 , a controller 45 and a projection optical system 47 .
- Light source 41 , spatial light modulator 43 , and projection optical system 47 constitute projection section 400 .
- FIG. 28 is a lateral view of the internal configuration of the projection device 40. As shown in FIG. FIG. 28 illustrates lines indicating the trajectory of light.
- FIG. 28 is conceptual and does not accurately represent the positional relationship between components, the traveling direction of light, and the like.
- the light source 41 emits parallel light 402 .
- the spatial light modulator 43 has a modulating section 430 that modulates the phase of the parallel light 402 emitted from the light source.
- the control unit 45 tiles the modulation unit 430 with tiles of at least two resolutions in which phase images corresponding to the images displayed by the projected light 407 are set.
- the control unit 45 sets a phase image for each of the plurality of tiles that are tiled.
- the control unit 45 controls the light source 41 so that the parallel light 402 is emitted toward the modulation unit 430 in which the phase image is set.
- the projection optical system 47 projects the light modulated by the spatial light modulator 43 as projection light 407 .
- an image displayed by projection light is configured without using a mechanically operating mechanism.
- the gap between dots can be filled.
- control device 90 of FIG. 29 the hardware configuration for executing the processing of the control unit according to each embodiment of the present disclosure will be described by taking the control device 90 of FIG. 29 as an example.
- the control device 90 is implemented in the form of a microcomputer.
- the control device 90 of FIG. 29 is a configuration example for executing the processing of the control unit of each embodiment, and does not limit the scope of the present disclosure.
- the control device 90 includes a processor 91, a main storage device 92, an auxiliary storage device 93, an input/output interface 95, and a communication interface 96.
- the interface is abbreviated as I/F (Interface).
- Processor 91 , main storage device 92 , auxiliary storage device 93 , input/output interface 95 , and communication interface 96 are connected to each other via bus 98 so as to enable data communication.
- the processor 91 , the main storage device 92 , the auxiliary storage device 93 and the input/output interface 95 are connected to a network such as the Internet or an intranet via a communication interface 96 .
- the processor 91 loads the program stored in the auxiliary storage device 93 or the like into the main storage device 92 .
- the processor 91 executes programs developed in the main memory device 92 .
- a configuration using a software program installed in the control device 90 may be used.
- the processor 91 executes processing by the control unit according to this embodiment.
- the main storage device 92 has an area in which programs are expanded.
- a program stored in the auxiliary storage device 93 or the like is developed in the main storage device 92 by the processor 91 .
- the main memory device 92 is realized by a volatile memory such as a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory). Further, as the main storage device 92, a non-volatile memory such as MRAM (Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory) may be configured/added.
- the auxiliary storage device 93 stores various data such as programs.
- the auxiliary storage device 93 is implemented by a local disk such as a hard disk or flash memory. It should be noted that it is possible to store various data in the main storage device 92 and omit the auxiliary storage device 93 .
- the input/output interface 95 is an interface for connecting the control device 90 and peripheral devices based on standards and specifications.
- a communication interface 96 is an interface for connecting to an external system or device through a network such as the Internet or an intranet based on standards and specifications.
- the input/output interface 95 and the communication interface 96 may be shared as an interface for connecting with external devices.
- Input devices such as a keyboard, mouse, and touch panel may be connected to the control device 90 as necessary. These input devices are used to enter information and settings.
- touch panel When a touch panel is used as an input device, the display screen of the display device may also serve as an interface of the input device. Data communication between the processor 91 and the input device may be mediated by the input/output interface 95 .
- control device 90 may be equipped with a display device for displaying information.
- control device 90 is preferably provided with a display control device (not shown) for controlling the display of the display device.
- the display device may be connected to the control device 90 via the input/output interface 95 .
- control device 90 may be equipped with a drive device. Between the processor 91 and a recording medium (program recording medium), the drive device mediates reading of data and programs from the recording medium, writing of processing results of the control device 90 to the recording medium, and the like.
- the drive device may be connected to the control device 90 via the input/output interface 95 .
- the above is an example of the hardware configuration for enabling the control unit according to each embodiment of the present invention.
- the hardware configuration of FIG. 29 is an example of the hardware configuration for executing arithmetic processing of the control unit according to each embodiment, and does not limit the scope of the present invention.
- the scope of the present invention also includes a program that causes a computer to execute processing related to the control unit according to each embodiment. Further, the scope of the present invention also includes a program recording medium on which the program according to each embodiment is recorded.
- the recording medium can be implemented as an optical recording medium such as a CD (Compact Disc) or a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc).
- the recording medium may be implemented by a semiconductor recording medium such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory or an SD (Secure Digital) card. Also, the recording medium may be realized by a magnetic recording medium such as a flexible disk, or other recording medium. When a program executed by a processor is recorded on a recording medium, the recording medium corresponds to a program recording medium.
- a semiconductor recording medium such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory or an SD (Secure Digital) card.
- SD Secure Digital
- the recording medium may be realized by a magnetic recording medium such as a flexible disk, or other recording medium.
- the constituent elements of the control unit of each embodiment may be combined arbitrarily. Also, the constituent elements of the control unit of each embodiment may be realized by software or by a circuit.
- Reference Signs List 10 20, 30, 40 projection device 11, 21, 31, 41 light source 13, 23, 33, 43 spatial light modulator 15, 25, 35, 45 controller 17, 27, 37, 47 projection optical system 111, 211 , 311 emitter 112, 212, 312 collimator 171, 271, 371 Fourier transform lens 173, 273, 373 aperture 175, 275, 375 projection lens
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まず、第1の実施形態に係る投射装置について図面を参照しながら説明する。本実施形態の投射装置は、光ファイバなどの媒体を用いずに、空間を伝播する光信号(以下、空間光信号とも呼ぶ)を送受信し合う光空間通信や、投射面における画像の表示、測距等に用いられる。本実施形態の投射装置は、空間光を投射する用途であれば、光空間通信や、画像表示、測距以外の用途に用いられてもよい。
図1は、本実施形態の投射装置10の構成の一例を示す概念図である。投射装置10は、光源11、空間光変調器13、制御部15、および投射光学系17を有する。光源11、空間光変調器13、および投射光学系17は、投射部100を構成する。図1は、投射装置10の内部構成を横方向から見た図である。図1には、光の軌跡を示す線を図示する。図1は、概念的なものであり、各構成要素間の位置関係や、光の進行方向などを正確に表したものではない。
続いて、空間光変調器13の変調部130に設定されるタイリングについて、いくつか例をあげて説明する。以下においては、一般的なタイリング(比較例)と、本実施形態に係るタイリング(タイリング例)とについて説明する。
図3は、一般的なタイリングの一例(比較例1)について説明するための概念図である。図3は、変調部130の一部分のタイリングに関する。図3の例では、全てのタイルが、256×256画素に設定される。図4は、1080×1920画素の変調部130に、256×256画素の複数のタイルが設定された例である。図4の例において、変調部130の右端と下端のタイルには、十分な画素数が割り当てられていないが、それらのタイルにも同様の位相画像が設定される。また、図4の例においては、左端を起点として複数のタイルを変調部130に配置しているが、複数のタイルを変調部130に配置する方法は図4の例に限定されない。
図7は、一般的なタイリングの別の一例(比較例2)について説明するための概念図である。比較例2では、解像度を上げることによって、ドット間の隙間の補完を試みる。図7は、変調部130の一部分のタイリングに関する。図7の例では、全てのタイルが、比較例1(256×256画素)と比べて高解像度(512×512画素)に設定される。図8は、1080×1920画素の変調部130に、512×512画素のタイルが設定された例である。図8の例において、変調部130の右端と下端のタイルには、十分な画素数が割り当てられていないが、それらのタイルにも同様の位相画像が設定される。また、図8の例においては、左端を起点として複数のタイルを変調部130に配置しているが、複数のタイルを変調部130に配置する方法は図8の例に限定されない。
図11は、本実施形態に係るタイリングの一例(タイリング例1)について説明するための概念図である。図11は、変調部130の一部分のタイリングに関する。図11の例では、空間光変調器13の変調部130に、256行の画素からなるタイルと、253行の画素からなるタイルとが交互に設定される。すなわち、変調部130には、256×256画素のタイルの列と、253×256画素のタイルの列とが、交互に設定される。本タイリング例においては、256×256画素のタイルを第1解像度のタイルと呼び、253×256画素のタイルを第2解像度のタイルと呼ぶ。図12は、1080×1920画素の変調部130に、256×256画素(第1解像度)のタイルの行と、253×256画素(第2解像度)のタイルの行とが、交互に設定された例である。図12の例において、変調部130の右端と下端のタイルには、十分な画素数が割り当てられていないが、それらのタイルにも同様の位相画像が設定される。また、図12の例においては、左端を起点として複数のタイルを変調部130に配置しているが、複数のタイルを変調部130に配置する方法は図12の例に限定されない。
図16は、本実施形態に係るタイリングの別の一例(タイリング例2)について説明するための概念図である。図16は、変調部130の一部分のタイリングに関する。図16の例では、空間光変調器13の変調部130に、256列の画素からなるタイルと、253列の画素からなるタイルとが交互に設定される。すなわち、変調部130には、256×256画素のタイルの列と、256×253画素のタイルの列とが、交互に設定される。以下においては、256×256画素のタイルを第1解像度のタイルと呼び、256×253画素のタイルを第3解像度のタイルと呼ぶ。図17は、1080×1920画素の変調部130に、256×256画素(第1解像度)のタイルの列と、256×253画素(第3解像度)のタイルの列とが、交互に設定された例である。図17の例において、変調部130の右端と下端のタイルには、十分な画素数が割り当てられていないが、それらのタイルにも同様の位相画像が設定される。また、図17の例においては、左端を起点として複数のタイルを変調部130に配置しているが、複数のタイルを変調部130に配置する方法は図17の例に限定されない。
図19は、本実施形態に係るタイリングの別の一例(タイリング例3)について説明するための概念図である。図19は、変調部130の一部分のタイリングに関する。図19の例では、空間光変調器13の変調部130に、256行の画素からなるタイルと、253行の画素からなるタイルとが交互に設定される。また、図19の例では、空間光変調器13の変調部130に、256列の画素からなるタイルと、253列の画素からなるタイルとが交互に設定される。すなわち、変調部130には、256×256画素のタイル、256×253画素のタイル、253×256画素のタイル、253×253画素のタイルが設定される。以下においては、256×256画素のタイルを第1解像度のタイル、253×256画素のタイルを第2解像度のタイル、256×253画素のタイルを第3解像度のタイル、253×253画素のタイルを第4解像度のタイルと呼ぶ。図20は、1080×1920画素の変調部130に、256×256画素(第1解像度)のタイル、253×256画素(第2解像度)のタイル、256×253画素(第3解像度)のタイル、253×253画素(第4解像度)のタイルが設定された例である。図20の例において、変調部130の右端と下端のタイルには、十分な画素数が割り当てられていないが、それらのタイルにも同様の位相画像が設定される。また、図20の例においては、左端を起点として複数のタイルを変調部130に配置しているが、複数のタイルを変調部130に配置する方法は図20の例に限定されない。
次に、第2の実施形態に係る投射装置について図面を参照しながら説明する。本実施形態の投射装置は、水平方向と垂直方向とで異なる拡大率で投射光を拡大して投射する投射レンズを備える。以下においては、二つのシリンドリカルレンズを組み合わせる例について説明する。
図22は、本実施形態の投射装置20の構成の一例を示す概念図である。投射装置20は、光源21、空間光変調器23、制御部25、および投射光学系27を有する。光源21、空間光変調器23、および投射光学系27は、投射部200を構成する。図22は、投射装置20の内部構成を横方向から見た図である。図22には、光の軌跡を示す線を図示する。図22は、概念的なものであり、各構成要素間の位置関係や、光の進行方向などを正確に表したものではない。
次に、第3の実施形態に係る投射装置について図面を参照しながら説明する。本実施形態の投射装置は、空間光変調器の変調部に設定されるタイルの解像度を調節することによって、投射光の投射方向を制御する。
図25は、本実施形態の投射装置30の構成の一例を示す概念図である。投射装置30は、光源31、空間光変調器33、制御部35、および投射光学系37を有する。光源31、空間光変調器33、および投射光学系37は、投射部300を構成する。図25は、投射装置30の内部構成を横方向から見た図である。図25には、光の軌跡を示す線を図示する。図25は、概念的なものであり、各構成要素間の位置関係や、光の進行方向などを正確に表したものではない。
次に、第4の実施形態に係る投射装置について図面を参照しながら説明する。本実施形態の投射装置は、第1~第3の実施形態の投射装置を簡略化した構成である。
図28は、本実施形態の投射装置40の構成の一例を示すブロック図である。投射装置40は、光源41、空間光変調器43、制御部45、および投射光学系47を有する。光源41、空間光変調器43、および投射光学系47は、投射部400を構成する。図28は、投射装置40の内部構成を横方向から見た図である。図28には、光の軌跡を示す線を図示する。図28は、概念的なものであり、各構成要素間の位置関係や、光の進行方向などを正確に表したものではない。
ここで、本開示の各実施形態に係る制御部の処理を実行するハードウェア構成について、図29の制御装置90を一例として挙げて説明する。例えば、制御装置90は、マイクロコンピュータの形態で実現される。なお、図29の制御装置90は、各実施形態の制御部の処理を実行するための構成例であって、本開示の範囲を限定するものではない。
11、21、31、41 光源
13、23、33、43 空間光変調器
15、25、35、45 制御部
17、27、37、47 投射光学系
111、211、311 出射器
112、212、312 コリメータ
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173、273、373 アパーチャ
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- 平行光を出射する光源と、
前記光源から出射された前記平行光の位相を変調する変調部を有する空間光変調器と、
投射光によって表示される画像に対応する位相画像が設定される少なくとも二つの解像度のタイルを前記変調部にタイリングし、前記タイリングされた複数のタイルの各々に前記位相画像を設定し、前記位相画像が設定された前記変調部に向けて前記平行光が照射されるように前記光源を制御する制御手段と、
前記空間光変調器によって変調された光を前記投射光として投射する投射光学系と、を備える投射装置。 - 前記制御手段は、
行数と列数が同じである第1解像度の複数のタイルと、前記第1解像度とは行数が異なる第2解像度の複数のタイルとを、前記空間光変調器の前記変調部に設定する請求項1に記載の投射装置。 - 前記制御手段は、
行数と列数が同じである第1解像度の複数のタイルと、前記第1解像度とは列数が異なる第3解像度の複数のタイルとを、前記空間光変調器の前記変調部に設定する請求項1に記載の投射装置。 - 前記制御手段は、
行数と列数が同じである第1解像度の複数のタイルと、前記第1解像度とは行数が異なる第2解像度の複数のタイルと、前記第1解像度とは列数が異なる第3解像度の複数のタイルと、前記第1解像度とは行数および列数が異なる第4解像度の複数のタイルとを、前記空間光変調器の前記変調部に設定する請求項1に記載の投射装置。 - 前記投射光学系は、
前記空間光変調器の前記変調部に設定された前記位相画像によって形成される画像のアスペクト比を変更して投射する投射レンズを含み、
前記制御手段は、
前記投射レンズによって投射される前記投射光によって表示される画像が拡張される方向に対して垂直な方向の画素数が調整された複数のタイルを、前記空間光変調器の前記変調部に設定する請求項1乃至4のいずれか一項に記載の投射装置。 - 前記制御手段は、
前記空間光変調器の前記変調部に設定された複数のタイルの解像度を変更して、前記投射光によって表示される画像の表示位置を変更させる請求項1乃至5のいずれか一項に記載の投射装置。 - 前記制御手段は、
同じ画像に対応する前記位相画像が設定された複数のタイルを同じ解像度に変更する請求項6に記載の投射装置。 - 前記制御手段は、
同じ画像に対応する前記位相画像が設定された複数のタイルの各々を異なる解像度に変更する請求項6に記載の投射装置。 - コンピュータが、
投射光によって表示される画像に対応する位相画像が設定される少なくとも二つの解像度のタイルを空間光変調器の変調部にタイリングし、
タイリングされた複数の前記タイルの各々に前記位相画像を設定し、
前記位相画像が設定された前記変調部に向けて、平行光が照射されるように光源を制御する制御方法。 - 投射光によって表示される画像に対応する位相画像が設定される少なくとも二つの解像度のタイルを空間光変調器の変調部にタイリングする処理と、
タイリングされた複数の前記タイルの各々に前記位相画像を設定する処理と、
前記位相画像が設定された前記変調部に向けて、平行光が照射されるように光源を制御する処理と、をコンピュータに実行させるプログラムが記録された非一過性の記録媒体。
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