Patent classifications
G02B27/1033
HAPTIC SYSTEMS FOR HEAD-WORN COMPUTERS
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to haptic feedback systems and methods for use in head-worn computing systems. A head worn computer includes a frame adapted to hold a computer display in front of a user's eye, a processor adapted to present digital content in the computer display and to produce a haptic signal in coordination with the digital content display, and a haptic system including a plurality of haptic segments, wherein each of the haptic segments is individually controlled in coordination with the haptic signal.
PROJECTION ON MULTIPLE PLANES USING A SINGLE PROJECTION UNIT
Described examples include an optical device having a first light source configured to provide a first light having a first characteristic. The optical device also has a second light source configured to provide a second light having a second characteristic. The optical device also has a combiner configured to combine the first light and the second light to provide a combined light. The optical device also has a spatial light modulator configured to modulate the combined light to provide modulated combined light. The optical device also has a divider configured to receive the modulated combined light and to direct a first portion of the modulated combined light having the first characteristic to a first target and to direct a second portion of the modulated combined light having the second characteristic to a second target.
LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PROJECTION APPARATUS
A light source device has light source module. The light source module has a light source assembly having a plurality of light source combinations. The light source combinations are arranged around a central axis. Each of the light source combinations has an excitation light source and a reflecting article. The reflecting article is disposed between the excitation light source and the central axis for reflecting an excitation light of the excitation light source to form an illumination beam. A type of the excitation light sources of the light source module is composed of a red excitation source, a green excitation source, and a blue excitation source. A projection apparatus has the light source device, a light valve, and a projection lens. The light source device and the projection apparatus have advantages of improving the utilization efficiency of condenser lens, simple configuration, low cost, and wide color gamut.
Light source device and image display apparatus
A light source device includes: a light source to emit first color light; a fluorescent member having a first region that includes a fluorescent body to convert at least a part of the first color light into second color light different from the first color light when irradiated with the first color light and a second region to transmit the first color light; a wave plate; a reflecting member to reflect the first color light transmitted through the wave plate; and an optical path separating element provided on an optical path between the light source and the fluorescent member and transmit one of the first color light emitted from the light source and reflected light of the first color light by the reflecting member, and reflect another one.
SEE-THROUGH COMPUTER DISPLAY SYSTEMS
A see-through head mounted display with controllable light blocking includes an optics module comprising a light source and image source positioned on a same side of an angled partially-reflective surface, wherein the light source projects light off the surface to the image source which reflects the light as image light to the surface which transmits the image light along a first axis. The display also includes a flat combiner positioned to reflect the image light off of a first side and simultaneously transmit incident light through the first and a second side, along an optical axis perpendicular to the first axis to provide a view of a displayed image overlaid onto a see-through view of the environment, and a controllable light blocking element arranged generally parallel to the flat combiner and in front of the second side to block light incident on the same optical axis as the image light.
OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING AUGMENTED REALITY AND DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME
An augmented reality optical device includes an image generator receiving a preset wavelength range of light reflected by an affected part and generating an affected part image, an image output unit outputting a visible wavelength range of light corresponding to the affected part image, a first mirror unit reflecting the light output from the image output unit, a lens unit focusing the reflected light, a beam splitter reflecting a preset wavelength range of light incident from the outside in a preset direction and transmitting a portion of an incident visible wavelength range of light to a user's pupil (or in the preset direction) while reflecting another portion of the incident visible wavelength range of light in the preset direction (or to the user's pupil), and a second mirror unit re-reflecting the preset wavelength range of light reflected by the beam splitter to the image generator.
LOW-PROFILE BEAM SPLITTER
Examples of light projector systems for directing input light from a light source to a spatial light modulator are provided. For example, an optical device is disclosed which includes a first surface having a diffractive optical element, a second surface normal to the first surface, and a third surface arranged at an angle to the second surface. The third surface may be a beam splitting surface that is reflective to light of a first state and transmissive to light of a second state. The diffractive optical element may receive an input beam made up of light having the first state, and may convert the input beam into at least a first diffracted beam at a first diffraction angle such that the first diffracted beam is directed toward the second surface, is reflected by the second surface toward the third surface via total internal reflection, and is reflected by the third surface in a direction substantially parallel to the first surface.
Prismatic AR display device
Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a prismatic AR display device comprising an LCOS display chip, a polarization beam splitter (PBS), a double cemented lens, a first single lens and a beam splitting prism sequentially arranged along a first axis, and LCOS lighting apparatus arranged on a second axis perpendicular to the first axis and is close to the PBS. A negative lens in the double cemented lens is close to the PBS, and a positive lens in the double cemented lens is close to the first single lens; a first light incident surface of the beam splitting prism is close to the first single lens, and an optical axis of the first light incident surface coincides with that of the first single lens; and an optical axis of a second light incident surface of the beam splitting prism is perpendicular to that of the first light incident surface.
Wavelength conversion device
The invention provides a wavelength conversion device, including a first wavelength conversion portion and a second wavelength conversion portion. The second wavelength conversion portion includes a wavelength maintenance zone and a plurality of wavelength conversion structures. When the second wavelength conversion portion is switched onto a transmission path of the excitation beam, a portion of the excitation beam is incident on the wavelength maintenance zone and becomes a second color beam, and another portion of the excitation beam is incident on the wavelength conversion structures and converted into a predetermined color beam. A first chromaticity coordinate value of the second color beam in color space is (x, y), a second chromaticity coordinate value of the second color beam, after being combined with the predetermined color beam by the dichroic element, in the color space is (x, y), and xx and yy.
Projection-type display device
A projection-type display device, provided with: a reflection-type image display element (DP), in which illumination light is reflected at an image display surface so as to be converted to image light and emitted; a prism unit (PU1) that bends a light path of the illumination light and transmits image light; and a projection lens system (PO) that projects the image light transmitted through the prism unit onto a screen. The prism unit (PU1) has an air gap (AG) that is disposed obliquely with respect to the main light rays of the image light emitted from the center of the image display surface. At least one lens (DL) in the projection lens system (PO) is eccentric in relation to the optical axis of the projection lens system (PO) so that comatic aberration produced when the image light is transmitted through the air gap (AG) will be canceled out.