Light surface display for rendering a three-dimensional image
First Claim
1. A light surface display for providing a three-dimensional image, comprising:
- a plurality of particles suspended within a volumetric display;
a first projection system projecting sequential 2D image slices of electromagnetic energy of one or more wavelengths along the length and width of the volumetric display energizing particles;
a second projection system projecting translational slices of electromagnetic energy of one or more wavelengths intersecting with the energized particles across the depth of the volumetric display to form sequential two-dimensional cross sections at specific locations in the volumetric display; and
,a control system synchronizing the projection of the first projection system and the second projection system such that the sequential 2D image slices and the translational slices energize the particles for a pre-determined length of time so that the particles illuminate to form an illuminated three dimensional image.
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Abstract
A light surface display for providing a three-dimensional image including a plurality of particles suspended within a volumetric display. A first projection system projects sequential slices of electromagnetic energy of one or more wavelengths along the length and width of the volumetric display energizing particles to form a two-dimensional image. A second projection system projects translational slices of electromagnetic energy of one or more wavelengths that intersect with the energized particles across the depth of the volumetric display. A control system synchronizes the projection of the image source and the activation source such that the two-dimensional image and the translational slices energize the particles for a pre-determined length of time so that the particles illuminate to form an illuminated three-dimensional image.
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33 Claims
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1. A light surface display for providing a three-dimensional image, comprising:
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a plurality of particles suspended within a volumetric display; a first projection system projecting sequential 2D image slices of electromagnetic energy of one or more wavelengths along the length and width of the volumetric display energizing particles; a second projection system projecting translational slices of electromagnetic energy of one or more wavelengths intersecting with the energized particles across the depth of the volumetric display to form sequential two-dimensional cross sections at specific locations in the volumetric display; and
,a control system synchronizing the projection of the first projection system and the second projection system such that the sequential 2D image slices and the translational slices energize the particles for a pre-determined length of time so that the particles illuminate to form an illuminated three dimensional image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of producing a three-dimensional image, comprising:
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energizing particles suspended within a volumetric display sequentially along the length and width of the volumetric display through projection of electromagnetic energy of one or more wavelengths, the energized particles forming a series of 2D image slices; intersecting the energized particles through projection of electromagnetic energy of one or more wavelengths in a series of translational slices along the depth of the volumetric display to form sequential two-dimensional cross sections at specific locations in the volumetric display; and
,synchronizing the projection of electromagnetic energy along the length and width of the volumetric display with the projection of electromagnetic energy along the depth of the volumetric display for a pre-determined length of time forming an illuminated three-dimensional image. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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