A system and method of calibrating a head-mounted display (HMD) by positioning an optical combiner of the HMD into a holder of a calibration station such that the optical combiner is in a primary optical path of light provided from a micro-display of the HMD and a camera of the calibration station, adjusting a tunable correction unit to correct defocus caused by a corrective prescription of the optical combiner, capturing images of a reference target by the camera as viewed through the tunable correction unit and optical combiner, and generating a distortion model from the captured images and calibrating the HMD in order to apply the distortion model to images projected by the HMD.

A display apparatus has a display to emit image-bearing light to a prism assembly that defines an optical path between an incident surface of the prism assembly and an output surface that is orthogonal to within +/−30 degrees relative to the incident surface, wherein the prism assembly has a curved reflective surface opposite the incident surface. The prism assembly encases a beam splitter at an oblique angle to the defined optical path and to both the incident and the output surface of the prism assembly. A shim, in contact against the display surface and against the incident surface of the prism assembly, defines a sealed air gap for light between the display surface and the incident surface. A frame houses the display, the shim, and the incident surface of the prism assembly, wherein the frame further provides connection features for coupling the apparatus to a head-worn article.

A first optical unit having positive power a second optical unit including a first diffraction element and having positive power a third optical unit having positive power and a fourth optical unit including a second diffraction element and having a positive power. In the optical path, a first intermediate image of the image light is formed between the first optical unit and the third optical unit, a pupil is formed between the second optical unit and the fourth optical unit, a second intermediate image of the image light is formed between the third optical unit and the fourth optical unit, an exit pupil is formed on a side of the fourth optical unit opposite to the third optical unit, and a prism member configured to correct a ray shape of the image light is provided between the second optical unit and the fourth optical unit.

An image display device includes a processor that sets a location of a virtual image plane on which a virtual image is formed according to depth information included in first image data and generates second image data obtained by correcting the first image data based on the set location of the virtual image plane; an image forming optical system including a display element configured to modulate light to form a display image according to the second image data and a light transfer unit that forms the virtual image on the virtual image plane, the virtual image corresponding to the display image formed by the display element, the light transfer unit comprising a focusing member; and a drive unit that drives the image forming optical system to adjust the location of the virtual image plane.

An imaging system for producing images for display apparatus. Imaging system includes at least one imaging unit arranged to face real-world scene including camera, optical element including first optical portion and second optical portion having different focal lengths, first focal length of first optical portion is smaller than second focal length of second optical portion, and means for adjusting optical focus; and processor. Processor is configured to obtain gaze direction of user; determine region of interest within real-world scene; and control means for adjusting optical focus of imaging unit, based on focal lengths of first and second optical portions, to capture warped image of real-world scene, the warped image having spatially-uniform angular resolution.

An information display apparatus that displays image information on a vehicle includes a HUD apparatus projecting a large-scale virtual image onto a distant position and serving as a first information display apparatus 100 arranged between a windshield glass 6 of the vehicle and an instrument panel, and effectively displays a plurality of pieces of the image information by making coordination with a second information display apparatus 48 close to the windshield glass 6, the second information display apparatus causing a transparent dispersion sheet in the windshield glass to directly reflect a screen of a large-scale high-resolution image display panel so that the screen is observed by the driver.

There is provided a head-up display device including: a display configured to emit a display light ray therefrom, a reflection member configured to pivot around a rotation axis and reflect the display light ray to project a display image; and a housing configured to accommodate the reflection member. The reflection member has a plurality of ribs protruding from a surface on an opposite side to a reflection surface which reflects the display light ray, and the plurality of ribs have a portion in which a height on an outer side in a rotational direction centered at the rotation axis is lower than that on an inner side in the rotational direction.

This document relates to an optical device that uses adaptive optics as part of an optical system. The adaptive optics can be used to correct light rays that correspond to a portion of an eye box based on information received from an eye-tracking unit, and can also correct for aberrations in the optics in the optical device. The adaptive optics include corrective elements that can be modified using modifying elements to correct the angle of light rays, such that rays associated with a specific pupil position and gaze direction of a user's eye can be made parallel and ensure a high quality image is viewed by the user.

A virtual image display device includes a light source, an image member, a Fresnel lens array having an array structure of Fresnel lens units. Each of the Fresnel lens units includes divided lens surfaces that commonly curve convexly or concavely. The array structure includes eccentric Fresnel lens units as the Fresnel lens units. The divided lens surfaces have curvature centers offset from an individual center axis line. Each of the eccentric Fresnel lens units has an offset amount defined as a distance of the curvature centers from the individual center axis line. The offset amount of the eccentric Fresnel lens unit having a larger value of the inter-axis distance between the overall reference axis line and the individual center axis line is greater than the offset amount of the eccentric Fresnel lens unit having a smaller value of the inter-axis distance.

An image display device includes a processor that sets a location of a virtual image plane on which a virtual image is formed according to depth information included in first image data and generates second image data obtained by correcting the first image data based on the set location of the virtual image plane; an image forming optical system including a display element configured to modulate light to form a display image according to the second image data and a light transfer unit that forms the virtual image on the virtual image plane, the virtual image corresponding to the display image formed by the display element, the light transfer unit comprising a focusing member; and a drive unit that drives the image forming optical system to adjust the location of the virtual image plane.