CA2267876A1 - Biocular viewing system with intermediate image planes for an electronic display device - Google Patents

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CA2267876A1
CA2267876A1 CA002267876A CA2267876A CA2267876A1 CA 2267876 A1 CA2267876 A1 CA 2267876A1 CA 002267876 A CA002267876 A CA 002267876A CA 2267876 A CA2267876 A CA 2267876A CA 2267876 A1 CA2267876 A1 CA 2267876A1
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Abstract

Low-cost complex plastic optics allow biocular viewing of video images generated by a single electro-optic display device, such as in a head-mounted display (HMD) for commercial or medical viewing applications.
A dual off-axis configuration uses nearly collimated illumination optics and intermediate imaging optics to fill both eyepieces from a single display device without the need for a beamsplitter. Multiple illumination schemes are provided for either monochrome or color, and in either two-dimensional or time-sequential true stereographic presentation. Light from multicolor sources is superimposed, mixed, and homogenized by mixing light comes with diffractive collectors. Offsetting color overcorrection and undercorrection of individual optical elements achieves overall chromatic correction with minimal optical element complexity. A wireless video signal interface eliminates excess cabling. Additional features include lightweight achromatic eyepiece construction and interchangeable lenslets for peripheral vision correction. Multiple optical elements are injection-molded as a unitary plastic structure, thereby reducing cost and complexity.

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1. A biocular viewing system comprising:
a single display device having a substantially planar display surface;
a first optical channel comprising a first light source, a first beam generated by said first light source, said first beam illuminating said display surface at an oblique angle;
a second optical channel comprising a second light source, a second beam generated by said second light source, said second beam illuminating said display surface at an oblique angle;
wherein said second optical channel and said first optical channel are mutually disposed such that said first beam and said second beam are angularly displaced from one another and intersect with one another at said display surface; and wherein said second optical channel and said first optical channel are configured substantially similarly.
2. The biocular viewing system according to claim 1, wherein said display device is an optically transmissive microdisplay.
3. The biocular viewing system according to claim 1, wherein said display device is a liquid crystal video display.
4. The biocular viewing system according to claim 1, wherein said first beam is substantially collimated where it illuminates said display surface.
5. The biocular viewing system according to claim 4, further comprising:
a first eyepiece lens located in said first beam;
a first imaging element located between said first light source and said first eyepiece lens;
and a first intermediate image plane located between said first imaging element and said first eyepiece lens.
6. The biocular viewing system according to claim 5, wherein said first imaging element includes aspheric toroidal curvature.
7. The biocular viewing system according to claim 5, further comprising a field lens placed proximate to said first intermediate image plane.
8. The biocular viewing system according to claim 5, further comprising an aperture stop positioned in said first beam proximate to a transform plane located between said first imaging element and said first intermediate image plane.
9. The biocular viewing system according to claim 7, wherein said first light source comprises a substantial point source of light.
10. The biocular viewing system according to claim 9, further comprising a mixing light cone having a plurality of light emitting diodes adjacent an input aperture of said cone and having said substantial point source of light at an output aperture of said cone.
11. The biocular viewing system according to claim 10, wherein said plurality of light emitting diodes generate light of differing color.
12. The biocular viewing system according to claim 11, further comprising a diffractive collector positioned between said light emitting diodes and said input aperture of said cone.
13. The biocular viewing system according to claim 10, further comprising at least one monitoring photodetector disposed to sample and measure the light generated by said plurality of light emitting diodes.
14. The biocular viewing system according to claim 9, wherein said first light source further comprises a collimating lens inserted between said substantial point source of light and said display surface.
15. The biocular viewing system according to claim 14, wherein at least one element selected from said collimating lens, said first imaging element, said field lens, and said first eyepiece lens includes at least one diffractive surface.
16. The biocular viewing system according to claim 14, wherein at least one element selected from said collimating lens, said first imaging element, and said first eyepiece lens includes at least one continuous-profile Fresnelled refractive surface.
17. The biocular viewing system according to claim 15, wherein said at least one element includes at least one continuous-profile Fresnelled refractive surface.
18. The biocular viewing system according to claim 15, 16, or 17, wherein said at least one surface has approximate constant depth grooves, thereby reducing thickness and weight of said element.
19. The biocular viewing system according to claim 18, wherein variations in said thickness of said element are minimized, thereby facilitating fabrication of said element by a process of plastic molding.
20. The biocular viewing system according to claim 15, 16, or 17, wherein said at least one surface is applied to a nominally flat substrate surface.
21. The biocular viewing system according to claim 15, 16, or 17, wherein said at least one surface is applied to a nominally curved substrate surface.
22. The biocular viewing system according to claim 21, wherein said nominally curved substrate surface is aspheric.
23. The biocular viewing system according to claim 15, wherein said at least one element is configured for color overcorrection.
24. The biocular viewing system according to claim 16, wherein said at least one element is configured for color undercorrection.
25. The biocular viewing system according to claim 14, wherein at least one element selected from said collimating lens, said first imaging element, said field lens, and said first eyepiece lens is formed of injection-molded plastic.
26. The biocular viewing system according to claim 25, wherein said collimating lens, said first imaging element, said field lens, and said first eyepiece lens are all formed of injection-molded plastic.
27. The biocular viewing system according to claim 1, further comprising at least one off-axis optical element.
28. The biocular viewing system according to claim 27, comprising at least one reflective optical element, thereby defining a folded optical configuration.
29. The biocular viewing system according to claim 27, wherein at least one optical element incorporates aspheric toroidal curvature.
30. The biocular viewing system according to claim 28, wherein at least one said reflective surface incorporates total internal reflection.
31. The biocular viewing system according to claim 27, wherein said display device is an optically reflective microdisplay.
32. The biocular viewing system according to claim 28, wherein said biocular viewing system is centrally disposed between laterally displaced peripheral vision means within a supporting structure.
33. The biocular viewing system according to claim 32, wherein said peripheral vision means comprises corrective eye lenses interchangeably attachable to said supporting structure.
34. The biocular viewing system according to claim 33, wherein said corrective eye lenses are formed of injection-molded plastic.
35. The biocular viewing system according to claim 34, wherein said corrective eye lenses are interchangeably attachable to said supporting structure by means of integrally molded snap fasteners.
36. The biocular viewing system according to claim 32, wherein said supporting structure is configured for head-mounted display viewing.
37. A method of producing a biocular video display, comprising:
generating a collimated first beam of light;
illuminating a video display device at an oblique angle with said collimated first beam of light in a first optical channel;
spatially modulating said first beam with a video image at a display surface of said display device;
propagating said first beam through said first optical channel;
forming a first image of said display surface using a first eyepiece lens in said first optical channel, said first image being comfortably viewed adjacent said first eyepiece lens by a first eye of an observer;

generating a collimated second beam of light;
illuminating said video display device at an oblique angle with said collimated second beam of light in a second optical channel;
spatially modulating said second beam with a video image at said display surface of said display device;
propagating said second beam through said second optical channel;
forming a second image of said display surface using a second eyepiece lens in said second optical channel, said second image being comfortably viewed adjacent said second eyepiece lens by a second eye of said observer;
wherein said first and second optical channels are mutually disposed such that said first beam and second beam are angularly displaced from one another and intersect with one another at said display surface; and wherein said first and second optical channels are configured substantially similarly.
38. The method according to claim 37, wherein said display device is a liquid crystal video display.
39. The method according to claim 37, wherein said display device is an optically transmissive microdisplay.
40. The method according to claim 37, further comprising:
forming a first intermediate image of said display surface at a first intermediate image plane in said first beam using a first imaging element following said display device;
directing said first beam from said first intermediate image plane to fill a first eyepiece aperture;
forming a second intermediate image of said display surface at a second intermediate image plane in said second beam using a second imaging element following said display device;
directing said second beam from said second intermediate image plane to fill a second eyepiece aperture.
41. The method according to claim 40, wherein said first imaging element applies aspheric toroidal correction to remove image distortion in said first beam due to said oblique illumination of said display surface by said first beam.
42. The method according to claim 40, wherein said directing is performed using a field lens placed proximate to said first intermediate image plane.
43. The method according to claim 40, further comprising positioning an aperture stop in said first beam proximate to a transform plane located between said first imaging element and said first intermediate image plane, wherein said aperture stop improves display contrast by blocking glare from stray and scattered light and reduces graininess by blocking higher-order spatial frequency harmonics arising from diffraction at a sub-pixel structure of said display device, thereby improving image quality.
44. The method according to claim 42, wherein said generating further comprises:
producing light from a first light source in said first optical channel;
mixing and homogenizing said light from said first light source in said first optical channel;
forming said homogenized light from said first light source into a substantial point source of light in said first optical channel;
collecting and collimating light propagating from said substantial point source in said first optical channel;
producing light from a second light source in said second optical channel;
mixing and homogenizing said light from said second light source in said second optical channel;
forming said homogenized light from said second light source into a substantial point source of light in said second optical channel;
and collecting and collimating light propagating from said substantial point source in said second optical channel.
45. The method according to claim 44, wherein:
said mixing, homogenizing, and forming of said light from said first light source are performed using a first mixing light cone in said first optical channel, wherein light produced by said first light source is collected at an input aperture and said substantial point source in said first optical channel is formed at an output aperture respectively of said first mixing light cone; and said mixing, homogenizing, and forming of said light from said second light source are performed using a second mixing light cone in said second optical channel, wherein light produced by said second light source is collected at an input aperture and said substantial point source in said second optical channel is formed at an output aperture respectively of said second mixing light cone.
46. The method according to claim 45, wherein:
said first light source comprises a plurality of first light emitting diodes in said first optical channel; and said second light source comprises a plurality of second light emitting diodes in said second optical channel.
47. The method according to claim 46, wherein:
said first light emitting diodes produce light of differing colors; and said second light emitting diodes produce light of differing colors.
48. The method according to claim 46, wherein said first and second light sources are sequentially activated in synchronism with corresponding sequential video signals to said display device for respective first and second optical channels, thereby producing a time-averaged true stereoscopic image using a single display device.
49. The method according to claim 47, wherein said first and second light sources producing light of differing colors are sequentially activated in synchronism with corresponding sequential video color signals to said display device, thereby producing a time-averaged color image using a single display device.
50. The method according to claim 49, wherein said first and second light sources are sequentially activated in synchronism with corresponding sequential video signals to said display device for respective first and second optical channels, thereby producing a time-averaged true stereoscopic color image with a single display device.
51. The method according to claim 47, further comprising collecting light from said plurality of first and second light emitting diodes using diffractive collectors in first and second optical channels respectively positioned at said input apertures of said first and second mixing light cones respectively, each said diffractive collector spatially superimposing said light of differing colors within said first and second mixing light cones respectively.
52. The method according to claim 46, further comprising controlling and stabilizing the light intensities of said first and second light emitting diodes by sampling and monitoring said intensities with at least one photodetector in first and second optical channels respectively, using a closed-loop electrical configuration.
53. The method according to claim 44, wherein the collecting and collimating of light propagating from said substantial point source in said first optical channel are performed using a collimating lens inserted between said substantial point source and said display surface.
54. The method according to claim 53, wherein at least one element selected from said collimating lens, said first imaging element, said field lens, and said first eyepiece lens includes at least one diffractive surface.
55. The method according to claim 53, wherein at least one element selected from said collimating lens, said first imaging element, said field lens, and said first eyepiece lens includes at least one continuous-profile Fresnelled refractive surface.
56. The method according to claim 54, wherein said at least one element includes at least one continuous-profile Fresnelled refractive surface.
57. The method according to claim 54, wherein said at least one element is configured for color overcorrection.
58. The method according to claim 55, wherein said at least one element is configured for color undercorrection.
59. The method according to claim 53, wherein said collimating lens is color undercorrected and said first imaging element is color overcorrected, such that the color overcorrection of said first imaging element offsets the color undercorrection of said collimating lens, thereby producing a color corrected image at a transform plane.
60. The method according to claim 53, wherein said first imaging element is color overcorrected and first eyepiece lens is substantially color uncorrected, such that said first image is color corrected.
61. The method according to claim 60, wherein said collimating lens is color undercorrected, and said first imaging element is color overcorrected such that the color overcorrection of said first imaging element offsets the color undercorrection of said collimating lens, thereby producing a color corrected image at a transform plane.
62. The method according to claim 40, further comprising directing said first beam onto at least one off-axis optical element.
63. The method according to claim 62, further comprising reflecting said first beam from at least one reflective optical element, thereby producing a folded beam configuration.
64. The method according to claim 63, wherein at least one said reflective surface incorporates total internal reflection.
65. The method according to claim 63, wherein said display device is an optically reflective microdisplay.
66. The method according to claim 63, wherein the field of view of said biocular video display is limited laterally to allow peripheral vision of the surrounding environment.
67. The method according to claim 66, wherein corrective peripheral eye lens segments are interchangeably attached to a structure supporting said biocular video display.
68. The method according to claim 67, wherein said structure is configured for head-mounted display viewing.
69. The method according to claim 67, wherein said corrective peripheral eye lens segments are formed of injection-molded plastic.
70. The method according to claim 69, wherein said corrective peripheral eye lens segments are interchangeably attached to said structure by means of integrally molded snap fasteners.
71. A head-mounted display viewing structure, comprising:
a biocular viewing system centrally disposed within said structure, further comprising a single display device having a substantially planar display surface, a first optical channel having a first beam generated by a first light source, a second optical channel hawing a second beam generated by a second light source different from said first light source, said first and second optical channels being mutually disposed such that said first beam and said second beam are angularly displaced from one another and intersect with one another at said display surface; and peripheral vision means laterally displaced relative to said biocular viewing system, wherein said peripheral vision means comprises corrective eye lenses interchangeably attachable to said structure.
72.The head-mounted display viewing structure according to claim 71, wherein:
said corrective eye lenses are formed of injection-molded plastic; and said corrective eye lenses are interchangeably attachable to said structure by means of integrally molded snap fasteners.
73. A method of producing a time-averaged true stereographic image display using a single display device, comprising:
generating a first light beam from a first light source in a first optical channel;
generating a second light beam from a second light source in a second optical channel;
applying a video image signal to said single display device having a display surface disposed such that said first light beam and second light beam intersect one another at said display surface; and sequentially activating said first and second light sources in synchronism with corresponding sequential video signals to said display device for respective said first. and second optical channels.
74. A method of producing a time-averaged biocular color image display using a single display device, comprising:
generating a first light beam from a first light source in a first optical channel;
generating a second light beam from a second light source in a second optical channel;
wherein said first and second light sources each comprise multiple light emitting diodes producing light of differing colors;
applying a video image signal to said single display device having a display surface disposed such that said first light beam and second light beam intersect one another at said display surface; and sequentially activating said light emitting diodes producing light of differing colors in synchronism with corresponding sequential video color signals to said display device.
75. The method according to claim 74, further comprising sequentially activating said first and second light sources in synchronism with corresponding sequential video signals to said display device for respective said first and second optical channels, thereby producing a true stereographic color image.
76. A method of color correction in a color video display viewing system, comprising:
collecting and collimating colored light from a substantial point source into a substantially collimated beam using a collimating lens;
illuminating an image display surface with said substantially collimated beam;
converging said collimated beam to form an intermediate image of said display surface at an intermediate image plane using an imaging element, wherein said converged beam passes through a plane of minimum convergence between said imaging element and said intermediate image plane and wherein an image of said substantial point source is formed at said plane of minimum convergence;
forming a virtual image of said intermediate image plane using an eyepiece lens;
wherein said collimating lens is color undercorrected and said imaging element is color overcorrected to offset said color undercorrected collimating lens, such that said image at said plane of minimum convergence is color corrected.
77. A method of color correction in a color video display viewing system, comprising:
collecting and collimating colored light from a substantial point source into a substantially collimated beam using a collimating lens;
illuminating an image display surface with said substantially collimated beam;
converging said collimated beam to form an intermediate image of said display surface at an intermediate image plane using an imaging element, wherein said converged beam passes through a transform plane located between said imaging element and said intermediate image plane and wherein an image of said substantial point source is formed at said transform plane; and forming a virtual image of said intermediate image plane using an eyepiece lens, wherein said imaging element is color overcorrected and said eyepiece lens is substantially uncorrected, such that said virtual image is color corrected.
78. The method according to claim 77, wherein said imaging element is color overcorrected and said collimating lens is color undercorrected to offset said color overcorrected imaging element, such that said image at said transform plane is color corrected.
79. A method of superimposing and mixing light beams of differing color components, comprising:
Collecting light beams of differing color components from a plurality of spatially distinct light emitting devices on a diffractive collector, said light beams of differing color components impinging on said diffractive collector at differing angles of incidence uniquely related to said differing color components; and diffracting said light beams of differing color components at said diffractive collector, such that each said light beam of differing color component is diffracted at an angle uniquely related to said differing color component, wherein said light beams of differing color components are superimposed on one another.
80. The method according to claim 79, further comprising:
directing said superimposed beams into an input aperture of a mixing light cone; and condensing, mixing, and homogenizing said superimposed beams by reflection inside said mixing light cone.
81. The biocular viewing system according to claim 9, further comprising a photodetector disposed to measure the intensity of ambient light.
82. The biocular viewing system according to claim 32, further comprising a photodetector attached to said supporting structure a:nd disposed to measure the intensity of ambient light over a field of view approximating the field of view of an observer through said peripheral vision means.
83. The method according to claim 44, further comprising:
collecting ambient light over an ambient field of view;
measuring said collected ambient light intensity with a photodetector;
generating an ambient light output signal in response to said measured ambient light intensity;
and applying said ambient light output signal to adjust the intensities of said first and second light sources automatically in response to the intensity of said ambient light.
84. The method according to claim 66, further comprising:
collecting ambient light over an ambient field of view, said ambient field of view approximating the field of view of said allowed peripheral vision;
measuring said collected ambient light intensity with a photodetector;
generating an ambient light output signal in response to said measured. ambient light intensity;
and applying said ambient light output signal to adjust the intensities of said first and second beams of light automatically in response to the intensity of said ambient light.
85. The head-mounted display viewing structure according to claim 71, further comprising a photodetector disposed to measure the intensity of ambient light over a field of view approximating the field of view of an observer through said peripheral vision means.
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