Optical architectures for augmented-, virtual-, and mixed-reality headsets / Bernard C. Kress.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kress, Bernard C., author.

Contributor:

Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, publisher.

Series:

SPIE Press monograph ; PM316.

SPIE Press monograph ; PM316

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Virtual reality headsets.

Optical instruments--Design and construction.

Optical instruments.

Augmented reality--Equipment and supplies.

Augmented reality.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Bellingham, Washington State : Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, [2020]

Summary:

"This book is a timely review of the various optical architectures, display technologies, and building blocks for modern consumer, enterprise, and defense head-mounted displays for various applications, including smart glasses, smart eyewear, and virtual-reality, augmented-reality, and mixed-reality headsets. Special attention is paid to the facets of the human perception system and the need for a human-centric optical design process that allows for the most comfortable headset that does not compromise the user's experience. Major challenges--from wearability and visual comfort to sensory and display immersion--must be overcome to meet market analyst expectations, and the book reviews the most appropriate optical technologies to address such challenges, as well as the latest product implementations"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acronyms

1. Introduction

2. Maturity levels of the AR/VR/MR/smart-glasses markets

3. The emergence of MR as the next computing platform

4. Keys to the ultimate MR experience

5. Human factors

6. Optical specifications driving AR/VR architecture and technology choices

7. Functional optical building blocks of an MR headset

8. Invariants in HMD optical systems, and strategies to overcome them

9. Roadmap for VR headset optics

10. Digital see-through VR headsets

11. Free-space combiners

12. Freeform TIR prism combiners

13. Manufacturing techniques for free-space combiner optics

14. Waveguide combiners

15. Design and modeling of optical waveguide combiners

16. Manufacturing techniques for waveguide combiners

17. Smart contact lenses and beyond

18. Vergence-accommodation conflict mitigation

19. Occlusions

20. Peripheral display architectures

21. Vision prescription integration

22. Sensor fusion in MR headsets

Conclusion

References

Index.

Notes:

Title from PDF title page (SPIE eBooks Website, viewed 2020-01-28).

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-5231-3389-9

1-5106-3434-7

OCLC:

1135089773