Impact of automatic calibration techniques on HMD life cycle costs and sustainable performance

Richard P. Speck; Norman E. Herz Jr.

doi:10.1117/12.389138

23 June 2000 Impact of automatic calibration techniques on HMD life cycle costs and sustainable performance

Richard P. Speck, Norman E. Herz Jr.

Proceedings Volume 4021, Helmet- and Head-Mounted Displays V; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.389138
Event: AeroSense 2000, 2000, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Automatic test and calibration has become a valuable feature in many consumer products--ranging from antilock braking systems to auto-tune TVs. This paper discusses HMDs (Helmet Mounted Displays) and how similar techniques can reduce life cycle costs and increase sustainable performance if they are integrated into a program early enough. Optical ATE (Automatic Test Equipment) is already zeroing distortion in the HMDs and thereby making binocular displays a practical reality. A suitcase sized, field portable optical ATE unit could re-zero these errors in the Ready Room to cancel the effects of aging, minor damage and component replacement. Planning on this would yield large savings through relaxed component specifications and reduced logistic costs. Yet, the sustained performance would far exceed that attained with fixed calibration strategies. Major tactical benefits can come from reducing display errors, particularly in information fusion modules and virtual `beyond visual range' operations. Some versions of the ATE described are in production and examples of high resolution optical test data will be discussed.

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Richard P. Speck and Norman E. Herz Jr. "Impact of automatic calibration techniques on HMD life cycle costs and sustainable performance", Proc. SPIE 4021, Helmet- and Head-Mounted Displays V, (23 June 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.389138

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