Cytech Daily report Researchers at Stanford University have reportedly made progress in the field of spatial computing with the development of an augmented reality headset. This headset is a prototype that can project a full-color 3D dynamic image of him onto lenses that look like regular glasses.
Unlike larger reality systems of the past, the new model offers a 3D immersive experience in a design that allows wearers to use it all day long. Although the glasses are still only a prototype, researchers say this advanced technology could be used in gaming, entertainment, training, and even education in the future.
“One could imagine a surgeon wearing such glasses to plan a delicate or complex surgery, or an airplane mechanic using them to learn how to operate a modern jet engine. can.”
“Our headset looks like everyday glasses to the outside world, but what the wearer sees through the lenses is vibrant, full-color 3D,” said Gordon Wetzstein, associate professor of electrical engineering. “It’s a rich world covered in computational images.” . ”
Wetzstein and a group of engineers presented their work in the following article: Published research papers Published in Nature magazine.
Part of the paper’s abstract states:
Emerging spatial computing systems seamlessly overlay digital information onto the physical environment that users observe, enabling transformative experiences across a variety of domains, including entertainment, education, communication, and training.
Manu Gopakumar, a doctoral student in Wetzstein’s computational imaging lab and co-author of the paper, said, “Surgeons wear these glasses to plan delicate and complex surgeries, or to perform aircraft maintenance. “You can imagine a scientist using glasses to learn how to operate a modern jet engine.” ”
Until now, devices offered substandard 3D visual experiences and clunky headsets. But part of the researchers’ goals with the new device was to develop a headset that provides smooth 3D imaging without sacrificing physical comfort.
“Besides being bulky, these limitations can make perceptual realism unsatisfactory and often cause visual discomfort,” said Suyoung Choi, another co-author of the paper. .
stanford university report The researchers were able to take advantage of “technological barriers by combining AI-enhanced holographic imaging with novel nanophotonics device approaches.”
The report also states that viewing augmented reality typically requires the use of complex optical systems. Such systems do not allow the user to see reality through the lenses of the headset. Instead, cameras are mounted on the outside of the headset, capturing the world in real time and combining those images with computed images.
“Users are presented with a digitized approximation of the real world, overlaid with a computed image. This is a form of augmented virtual reality, not true augmented reality,” said the postdoctoral researcher and co-author of the paper. said author Gang-Yel Lee.
Because this technology is still in the prototype stage, it is unclear if and when this technology will be made available to the public.
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