Ivan Sutherland's head mounted display
Ivan Sutherland's head-mounted display is a head-mounted display system created by Ivan Sutherland. It was the first HMD driven by graphics outputted from a computer system.
Ivan Sutherland explored two different positioning systems: The first was a mechanical method. The second was an ultrasonic positioning system. The ultrasonic system has three transmitters which transmit at 37khz, 38.6khz, and 40.2khz.[1]
The mechanical system is informally called the Sword of Damocles. It does not masswise support the headset. The headset is very light and rests its weight on the user's head.[2]
There is a research publication by Ivan Sutherland outlining the details of the system. In the research publication, he claimed that the fundamental idea behind three-dimensional displays is to present the user with a perspective image that changes as he moves.[1]
The head mounted display has IPD adjustment capability.[1]
Specifications[edit]
- About a 40 degree field of view.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sutherland, Ivan E. (1968). "A head-mounted three dimensional display". ACM Press. p. 757. doi:10.1145/1476589.1476686.
- ↑ "Nextgen AR Glasses: Autofocus, Telepresence, Personal Assistants". 2024-03-06. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKKtVvFcR2A.