Ivan Sutherland's head-mounted display

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Ivan Sutherland's head-mounted display with ultrasonic tracking system

Ivan Sutherland's head-mounted display is a head-mounted display and rendering system created by Ivan Sutherland. It was the first HMD driven by graphics outputted from a computer system.

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.[1]

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.[2]

The head mounted display has IPD adjustment capability.[2]

Research[edit]

Ivan Sutherland explored two separate 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.[2]

Specifications[edit]

  • About a 40 degree field of view.[2]

References[edit]

  1. "Nextgen AR Glasses: Autofocus, Telepresence, Personal Assistants". 2024-03-06. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKKtVvFcR2A.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Sutherland, Ivan E. (1968). "A head-mounted three dimensional display". ACM Press. p. 757. doi:10.1145/1476589.1476686.