公开(公告)号：US5278532A

公开(公告)日：1994-01-11

申请号：US96870

申请日：1987-09-14

申请人： Ronald G. Hegg ,  Ronald T. Smith ,  Mao-Jin Chern ,  John J. Ferrer

发明人： Ronald G. Hegg ,  Ronald T. Smith ,  Mao-Jin Chern ,  John J. Ferrer

IPC分类号： G02B13/18 ,  G02B17/00 ,  G02B27/00 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G02B27/10 ,  G02F1/13

CPC分类号： G02B27/0101 ,  B60K2350/1064 ,  B60K2350/2052 ,  G02B2027/0118 ,  G02B2027/0165

摘要： A compact, inexpensive and mass-producible optical display system for an automobile creates a highly visible and sharp, high contrast and pleasing, multi-color magnified virtual image of a primary instrument cluster at a viewing distance which is greater than the actual optical distance between the dashboard and the driver's eyes in order to enhance instrument readability, minimize driver eye strain, and reduce eye focus problems which are associated with transitioning between the far range viewing used for watching the road ahead and the near range viewing used for glancing at the instruments. A non-pupil forming display system uses a single off-axis aspherical mirror with power to create a virtual image of a miniaturized, multi-color passive image source, such as a segmented LCD panel, which is backlighted by a small filament incandescent light bulb. The aspheric surface is optimized to minimize aberrations and reduce vertical disparity and field curvature. The image source is pre-distorted to compensate for distortion in the off-axis configuration. A holographic diffusing screen element laminated onto the image source provides uniform high brightness and uniform contrast over the entire field-of-view which is visible from an eyellipse sufficient to accomodate most of the driver population, minimizes the visual impact of any optical aberrations near the edge of the viewing area, and provides the non-pupil forming system with some of the desirable optical properties of a pupil forming system.

摘要翻译： 用于汽车的紧凑，便宜且大量生产的光学显示系统在观察距离处产生高度可见和清晰，高对比度和令人愉快的主要仪器集群的多色放大虚像，其大于实际光学距离 仪表板和驾驶员的眼睛，以提高仪器的可读性，最大限度地减少驾驶员的眼睛疲劳，并减少与用于观察前方道路的远距离观察与用于扫视仪器的近距离观察之间转换相关的眼睛焦点问题 。 非瞳孔形成显示系统使用具有功率的单个离轴非球面镜来产生小型化，多色无源图像源的虚拟图像，诸如分段LCD面板，其被小灯丝白炽灯泡 。 非球面被优化以最小化像差并减小垂直视差和场曲率。 图像源是预失真的，以补偿离轴配置中的失真。 层叠在图像源上的全息漫射屏元件在整个视野范围内提供均匀的高亮度和均匀的对比度，其从足以容纳大多数驱动器群体的眼椭圆可见，使得在近似的任何光学像差的视觉冲击最小化 观察区域的边缘，并且为非瞳孔形成系统提供瞳孔形成系统的一些期望的光学特性。

公开(公告)号：US5264913A

公开(公告)日：1993-11-23

申请号：US677220

申请日：1991-03-29

申请人： Ronald G. Hegg ,  Mao-Jin Chern

发明人： Ronald G. Hegg ,  Mao-Jin Chern

IPC分类号： G02B23/00 ,  C02B23/10

CPC分类号： G02B27/34 ,  G02B23/00 ,  G02B27/0101 ,  G02B2027/0127 ,  G02B27/0189

摘要： A helicopter sight system including an illuminated reticle for controllably providing reticle imaging illumination and an active display for controllably providing active display illumination that contains alignment information provided by an electronic aiming system, the active display and the reticle being controlled to provide respective imaging illumination at different times. The reticle illumination and the active display illumination are directed by a color beam combiner along a common axis to a focussing lens system which illuminates a transparent combiner to produce a reticle image and an active display image viewable by the operator of the helicopter. The focussing lens system, the reticle, and the active display are configured so that the reticle image is positioned at optical infinity and the active display image is positioned at less than optical infinity, whereby the reticle image is positioned at a relatively long optical distance so that the focus of the reticle image sufficiently matches the relatively long distance to the target, and whereby the eyebox for viewing the active display image is larger than the eyebox for viewing the reticle image. More particularly, the reticle is positioned at a distance from the focussing lens system that is equal to the focal length of the focussing lens, and the active display is positioned at a distance from the focussing lens system that is less than the focal length of the focussing lens.

摘要翻译： 一种包括用于可控地提供掩模版成像照明的照明掩模版和用于可控地提供包含由电子瞄准系统提供的对准信息的主动显示照明的主动显示器的直升机瞄准器，所述主动显示器和所述掩模版被控制以在不同的位置提供相应的成像照明 次 标线灯照明和主动显示照明由彩色光束组合器沿公共轴引导到聚焦透镜系统，该照明透镜系统照亮透明组合器以产生标线片图像和由直升机的操作者可视的主动显示图像。 配置聚焦透镜系统，光罩和有源显示器，使得标线片图像位于光学无穷远处，并且主动显示图像被定位在小于光无限远处，由此标线片图像被定位在较长的光学距离处 标线片图像的焦点足够地匹配到目标的相对长的距离，并且由此用于观看活动显示图像的眼框大于用于观看标线图像的眼框。 更具体地说，光罩位于与聚焦透镜系统相距一定距离处，该距离等于聚焦透镜的焦距，并且有源显示器被定位在离焦点透镜系统一定距离处，该距离小于焦距透镜系统的焦距 聚焦镜头

公开(公告)号：US4904049A

公开(公告)日：1990-02-27

申请号：US239250

申请日：1988-09-01

申请人： Ronald G. Hegg

发明人： Ronald G. Hegg

IPC分类号： G02B6/04 ,  C03B37/15 ,  G02B5/02 ,  G02B6/08 ,  H01J29/89

CPC分类号： G02B5/0252 ,  C03B37/15 ,  G02B5/0278 ,  G02B6/08

摘要： A radiused fiber optic faceplate is disclosed, particularly suited for use in optical apparatus comprising a high gain diffusion screen or a direct view CRT. The respective optical axis of the fibers are each substantially oriented so that the refracted information-bearing light passed through each fiber is directed to the exit pupil and ambient light from outside the exit pupil is absorbed in the faceplate. The faceplate therefore substantially increases the contrast enhancement.

公开(公告)号：US5835277A

公开(公告)日：1998-11-10

申请号：US864801

申请日：1997-05-29

申请人： Ronald G. Hegg

发明人： Ronald G. Hegg

IPC分类号： G02B27/00 ,  G02B27/01 ,  H04N5/64 ,  G02B27/14

CPC分类号： G02B27/0172 ,  G02B2027/0132 ,  G02B2027/0156

摘要： An aviator's helmet-mounted display includes a visor/combiner module (14) which is configured for use with an essentially standard aviator's flight helmet (12). The helmet-mounted display also includes a conformal image source and relay optics (ISRO) module (30) which is removably attachable to the aviator's helmet. This ISRO module (30) projects an image inwardly from outside the visor/combiner module through a transparent window portion (44) thereof and out and inner surface (48) of an angulated transparent viewing portion (18,20) of the visor/combiner module (14). The image is focused at infinity and is partially reflected from the inner surface (48) to an eye (50) of the aviator so that the image is superimposed on the aviator's view of an outside scene viewed through the viewing portion (18,20).

摘要翻译： 飞行员的头盔安装显示器包括遮阳板/组合器模块（14），其被配置为与基本上标准的飞行员的飞行头盔（12）一起使用。 头戴式显示器还包括可拆卸地附接到飞行员头盔的保形图像源和继电器光学器件（ISRO）模块（30）。 该ISRO模块（30）通过其透明窗口部分（44）向外从外部/遮罩/组合器模块的外部向外投射图像，并且遮挡件/组合器的角度透明的观察部分（18,20）的内表面（48） 模块（14）。 图像被聚焦在无限远处，并且从飞行员的内表面（48）到眼睛（50）部分地反射，使得图像被叠加在通过观看部分（18,20）观看的外部场景的飞行员视图上， 。

公开(公告)号：US5677795A

公开(公告)日：1997-10-14

申请号：US370718

申请日：1995-01-10

申请人： Ronald G. Hegg

发明人： Ronald G. Hegg

IPC分类号： G02B27/00 ,  G02B27/01 ,  H04N5/64 ,  G02B27/14

CPC分类号： G02B27/0172 ,  G02B2027/0132 ,  G02B2027/0156

摘要： An aviator's helmet-mounted display includes a visor/combiner module (14) which is configured for use with an essentially standard aviator's flight helmet (12). The helmet-mounted display also includes a conformal image source and relay optics (ISRO) module (30) which is removably attachable to the aviator's helmet. This ISRO module (30) projects an image inwardly from outside the visor/combiner module through a transparent window portion (44) thereof and out and inner surface (48) of an angulated transparent viewing portion (18,20) of the visor/combiner module (14). The image is focused at infinity and is partially reflected from the inner surface (48) to an eye (50) of the aviator so that the image is superimposed on the aviator's view of an outside scene viewed through the viewing portion (18,20).

摘要翻译： 飞行员的头盔安装显示器包括遮阳板/组合器模块（14），其配置为与基本上标准的飞行员的飞行头盔（12）一起使用。 头戴式显示器还包括可拆卸地附接到飞行员头盔的保形图像源和继电器光学器件（ISRO）模块（30）。 该ISRO模块（30）通过其透明窗口部分（44）向外从外部/遮罩/组合器模块的外部向外投射图像，并且遮挡件/组合器的角度透明观察部分（18,20）的内表面（48） 模块（14）。 图像被聚焦在无限远处，并且从飞行员的内表面（48）到眼睛（50）部分地反射，使得图像被叠加在通过观看部分（18,20）观看的外部场景的飞行员视图上， 。

公开(公告)号：US5245472A

公开(公告)日：1993-09-14

申请号：US721725

申请日：1991-06-26

申请人： Ronald G. Hegg

发明人： Ronald G. Hegg

IPC分类号： G02B27/28

CPC分类号： G02B27/283

摘要： A high efficiency x-prism beamsplitter for use in such applications as helmet mounted visor displays. By using polarization-sensitive dielectric coatings arranged along with half-wave plates, the x-prism can theoretically deliver 50% illumination to each eye with no loss. In addition to the higher efficiency, the glare throughput found in conventional x-prisms can be theoretically reduced to zero.

摘要翻译： 一种高效率的x-棱镜分光镜，可用于头盔安装的遮阳板显示器。 通过使用与半波片一起布置的偏振敏感电介质涂层，理论上，x棱镜可以在不损失的情况下向每只眼睛传递50％的照明。 除了更高的效率之外，在常规x-棱镜中发现的眩光通量在理论上可以减少到零。

公开(公告)号：US5053755A

公开(公告)日：1991-10-01

申请号：US353851

申请日：1989-05-18

申请人： Ronald T. Smith ,  Mao-Jin Chern ,  Ronald G. Hegg

发明人： Ronald T. Smith ,  Mao-Jin Chern ,  Ronald G. Hegg

IPC分类号： B60K35/00 ,  G02B5/28 ,  G02B5/30 ,  G02B27/00 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G02F1/19 ,  G09F9/00

CPC分类号： G02B27/0018 ,  G02B27/0101 ,  G02B2027/0118 ,  G02B2027/012 ,  G02B2027/0156 ,  G02B2027/0187 ,  G02B5/28 ,  G02B5/30

摘要： A head-up display having an image source for producing imaging illumination, an optical combiner for partially reflecting the imaging illumination to produce a virtual image of the image source that is viewable by the operator of the vehicle, and a polarizer which can be controllably interposed between the image source and the optical combiner for nighttime use. The polarizer tends to block the illumination that otherwise would produce objectionable ghost images.

公开(公告)号：US4960314A

公开(公告)日：1990-10-02

申请号：US214986

申请日：1988-07-05

申请人： Ronald T. Smith ,  Ronald G. Hegg

发明人： Ronald T. Smith ,  Ronald G. Hegg

IPC分类号： G03B21/62 ,  G02B5/00 ,  G02B5/32 ,  G03H1/02 ,  G09F9/00

CPC分类号： G03H1/2249 ,  G02B5/00 ,  G02B5/32 ,  G03H1/0256 ,  G03H1/2205 ,  G03H1/24 ,  G03H2001/2234 ,  G03H2001/2263 ,  G03H2001/2265 ,  G03H2001/264 ,  G03H2223/12 ,  G03H2260/10

摘要： An optical screen module for full-color, on axis viewing is described. The module has a transmission holographic optical element, a louver filter, and a diffraction optics diffusion screen. Input light is diffracted off-axis by the transmission holographic element, passed through the louver filter and rediffracted on-axis by the diffusion screen. The module can handle full-color light because the dispersion in the transmission hologram is compensated by that in the diffusion screen. The louver filter blocks the undiffracted zero-order light while allowing the light diffracted by the transmission hologram to pass through.

公开(公告)号：US07719484B2

公开(公告)日：2010-05-18

申请号：US10221093

申请日：2001-02-27

申请人： James A. Turner ,  Ronald G. Hegg

发明人： James A. Turner ,  Ronald G. Hegg

IPC分类号： G09G5/00

CPC分类号： G09B9/302 ,  G09B9/304 ,  G09B9/305 ,  G09G3/002

摘要： A vehicle simulator having a projection system for projecting a generated scene and symbology onto a common viewing screen. Tracking apparatus is provided for providing position and/or angular orientation signals representative of the eye of a person viewing the projected scene and symbology. An image generation system is included for generating the scene and symbology for the projection system, such scene and symbology being generated as a function of the position and/or angular orientation signals provided by the tracking apparatus. Such symbology is representative of symbology produced by a head-up display. The image generation system generates the scene and symbology with characteristics which simulate vignetting and/or occulting effect characteristics of the head-up display. The OTW scene and symbology are projected onto a screen and are co-located while the image generator, base or data of the eye position of the user, produces the symbology to simulate the collimation, vignetting and occulting effects of the HUD optical type used in the vehicle that is simulated.

摘要翻译： 一种车辆模拟器，其具有用于将生成的场景和符号系统投影到共同观看屏幕上的投影系统。 跟踪装置被提供用于提供表示观看投影场景和符号系统的人的眼睛的位置和/或角度取向信号。 包括用于生成用于投影系统的场景和符号系统的图像生成系统，作为由跟踪装置提供的位置和/或角度定向信号的函数产生这样的场景和符号系统。 这种符号系统代表由平视显示器产生的符号系统。 图像生成系统生成具有模拟平视显示器的渐晕和/或遮蔽效果特征的特征的场景和符号体系。 OTW场景和符号系统投影到屏幕上，并且位于用户的眼睛位置的图像生成器，基底或数据的同时，产生符号体系以模拟所使用的HUD光学类型的准直，渐晕和隐蔽效应 模拟车辆。

公开(公告)号：US5383053A

公开(公告)日：1995-01-17

申请号：US864864

申请日：1992-04-07

申请人： Ronald G. Hegg ,  Mao-Jin Chern ,  Anson Au

发明人： Ronald G. Hegg ,  Mao-Jin Chern ,  Anson Au

IPC分类号： G02B27/02 ,  G02B5/18 ,  G02B5/30 ,  G02B27/00 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G02B27/28 ,  H04N5/66

CPC分类号： G02B27/0101 ,  G02B5/3058 ,  G02B2027/0118 ,  G02B5/30

摘要： A focusable virtual image display system employing a focusable image source such as a cathode ray tube and imaging optics to provide a virtual image. The virtual image is viewable by a user and its effective range may be changed without changing the apparent field of view or resolution. By placing the focus point of the imaging optics at the design eye, the image source is moved backwards and forwards, thus effectively changing the range of the virtual image observed by the user without changing the apparent field of view or resolution. The present invention allows the user to adjust the focus position of the virtual image of the image source by moving it relative to the imaging optics, while maintaining the size and resolution of the image. If the user wants to move the image further away, when the image source is moved, the imaging optics moves the virtual image further away and magnifies the image such that the angular field of view stays the same. The user cannot distinguish between the sizes, although the focus will be more comfortable for a particular accommodation range. The relative cost of the virtual image display system is relatively less expensive than large screen monitors due to the nature and complexity of the smaller components. By including a focus adjustment mechanism, the focusable virtual image display monitor has an added feature that a conventional large screen monitor does not provide.

摘要翻译： 采用诸如阴极射线管和成像光学器件的可聚焦图像源的可对焦的虚像显示系统来提供虚像。 虚拟图像可由用户查看，并且可以改变其有效范围而不改变视野或分辨率。 通过将成像光学元件的焦点放置在设计眼睛处，图像源被向前和向后移动，从而有效地改变用户观察到的虚拟图像的范围而不改变视野或分辨率。 本发明允许用户通过相对于成像光学元件移动图像源的虚像来调节焦点位置，同时保持图像的尺寸和分辨率。 如果用户想要将图像移动得更远，当图像源被移动时，成像光学元件将虚拟图像进一步移动并放大图像，使得角度视场保持不变。 用户不能区分大小，尽管对于特定的住宿范围来说，焦点将更加舒适。 由于较小组件的性质和复杂性，虚拟图像显示系统的相对成本比大屏幕显示器相对较便宜。 通过包括焦点调整机构，可聚焦虚拟图像显示监视器具有常规大屏幕监视器不提供的附加功能。