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Helmet mounted display with improved SLM illumination

US5984477A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 22, 1998
Grant dateNov 16, 1999
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Expiry dateMay 22, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B2027/0132
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The eyepiece of the helmet mounted display optics is formed by a beam splitter eyepiece cube and a spherical mirror to create a magnified virtual image of a rear projection screen mounted to the eyepiece cube at a relatively large distance from the observer. The rear projection screen receives an image from a spatial light modulator display which is illuminated by a separate light source.

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