Project Title:

Field Emitter Display Development Toward Virtual Reality Headsets

FED Corporation
P.O. Box 12802
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

93-1  06.07   9550    __      AMOUNT REQUESTED $69,826.

Field Emitter Display Development Toward Virtual Reality Headsets

Abstract:

This proposal addresses a cost-effective solution for virtual
reality headsets that do not significantly sacrifice color or
resolution. This new headset display could be built to be
compatible with almost any desktop computer system or video format.
In this program we will test the novel concept of combining color
sequential filters with white light field emitter array (FEA)
displays using an experimental 512X512 pixel headset size FEA
display as a demonstration vehicle. This is desired in order to
provide color video output at the same resolution as the monochrome
display at low potential manufacturing cost derived from a
reduction in electronics and connector complexity. Field emitter
displays possess the potential to provide high resolution, high
brightness, full color, wide viewing angle high energy efficiency,
low manufacturing cost, low driver cost, thinness, and possess
small overall volume. Our FEA displays permit these novel display
devices to be designed to operate at high anode potentials,
approaching that of CRTs, allowing the use of high efficiency RGB
optimized phosphors which are commonly available.

This project should result in an acceleration of "high resolution'
headset technology into a great many applications. NASA should find
these low cost displays useful for most virtual reality
applications, as well as, for many other display applications. This
display may provide the lowest cost alternative in any application
where high resolution is needed and a lightweight headset may be
worn, including workstations and portable computers or
communication applications.

Head mounted displays for 2-D and 3-D computer aided design,
medical applications, portable computers, entertainment,
communications, games, and many virtual reality applications.

Display, Field Emitter, Field - Emission, Flat-Panel, Virtual
Reality, Headset