PRESENTED BY, ELIZABETH PAUL ROLL NO.

16 S8 AE&I

PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
INTRODUCTION.
CURRENT DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES. BLOCK DIAGRAM. BLOCK DIAGRAM EXPLANATION. WORKING. SPECIFICATIONS. ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES. APPLICATIONS. FUTURE SCOPE & CONCLUSION.

VIRTUAL RETINAL DISPLAY(VRD)

NEED FOR VRD
Substitute for conventional bulky and power hungry VDUs

New technology for creating visual images

Developed at Human Interface Technology Laboratory by

Dr. Thomas A Furness III Not a screen based technology Scans light directly onto the retina of the eye

BLOCK DIAGRAM OF VRD

Video source ELECTRONIC UNIT Retina

PHOTONS GENERATOR

INTENSITY MODULATOR

SCANNER

OPTICAL PROJECTION

Light Source

EYE

BLOCK DIAGRAM EXPLANATION

LIGHT SOURCE

Laser light sources Green solid-state lasers(532 nm) Red diode lasers(635nm) Argon gas lasers (450-470nm) Acousto-optic modulators Create pulse stream Color combiner Multiplex the pulse stream

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DRIVE ELECTRONICS Store video signals Provide drive signals for modulation Controls the acousto-optic modulator SCANNER ASSEMBLY Scans the raster pattern on the retina 2 types of scanners

Mechanical Resonant Scanner (Horizontal Scanner) Scan rate:15.75kHz-18.9kHz Galvanometer mirror configuration (Vertical Scanner) Scan rate:60Hz

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PUPIL EXPANDER
Increases

the natural output angle of image

VIEWER OPTICS

Oculars worn by the user

HOW VRD WORKS?

SPECIFICATIONS
Resolution:115 Mpix/s Power consumption

Refreshing rate: 60Hz

Power output :50-1200 nW

ADVANTAGES

Color Range Resolution Luminance Contrast Ratio Power Consumption Depth Of Focus Cost

DISADVANTAGES
Need to wear helmet or goggles

APPLICATIONS
Military Aid for partially sighted

FUTURE SCOPE & CONCLUSION

With Super-luminescent light-emitting diodes (SLEDs), miniature diode lasers and MEMS based scanners ,we can make VRD more compact and it will be a lightweight eyewear package

THANK YOU
PRESENTED BY:
ELIZABETH PAUL
NO:16 S8 AE &I