Investigation of a 3D head-mounted projection display using retro-reflective screen

Opt Express. 2014 Jul 28;22(15):17823-9. doi: 10.1364/OE.22.017823.

Abstract

We propose a compact head-worn 3D display which provides glasses-free full motion parallax. Two picoprojectors placed on the viewer's head project images on a retro-reflective screen that reflects left and right images to the appropriate eyes of the viewer. The properties of different retro-reflective screen materials have been investigated, and the key parameters of the projection - brightness and cross-talk - have been calculated. A demonstration system comprising two projectors, a screen tracking system and a commercial retro-reflective screen has been developed to test the visual quality of the proposed approach.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't