Polyplanar optic display for cockpit application
- Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States). Dept. of Advanced Technology
- Millennium Technology, Chandler, AZ (United States)
The Polyplanar Optical Display (POD) is a high contrast display screen being developed for cockpit applications. This display screen is 2 inches thick and has a matte black face which allows for high contrast images. The prototype being developed is a form, fit and functional replacement display for the B-52 aircraft which uses a monochrome ten-inch display. The new display uses a long lifetime, (10,000 hour), 200 mW green solid-state laser (532 nm) as its optical source. In order to produce real-time video, the laser light is being modulated by a Digital Light Processing (DLP{trademark}) chip manufactured by Texas Instruments, Inc. A variable astigmatic focusing system is used to produce a stigmatic image on the viewing face of the POD. In addition to the optical design and speckle reduction, the authors discuss the electronic interfacing to the DLP{trademark} chip, the opto-mechanical design and viewing angle characteristics.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Department of the Air Force, Washington, DC (United States); USDOE Office of Financial Management and Controller, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-98CH10886
- OSTI ID:
- 645501
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-65447; CONF-980412-; ON: DE98004986; BR: 400403109; TRN: AHC2DT03%%42
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 12. annual international symposium on aerospace/defense sensing, simulation and controls, Orlando, FL (United States), 13-19 Apr 1998; Other Information: PBD: Apr 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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