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A Large 3D Swept-Volume Video Display

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Lina Sawalha; Monte P. Tull; Matthew B. Gately; James J. Sluss; Mark Yeary; Ronald D. Barnes
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The demand and applications for three-dimensional (3D) display systems is rapidly increasing. Many innovative, truly 3D display technologies have recently been developed,...Show More

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Abstract:

The demand and applications for three-dimensional (3D) display systems is rapidly increasing. Many innovative, truly 3D display technologies have recently been developed, particularly those in the category of volumetric displays. However, currently no large format displays can produce true 3D images. They are either two-dimensional (2D) displays and represent the third dimension using well known techniques of shading and shadowing, or they are not full parallax displays and require the viewer to wear special head gear. There are many applications for large, truly 3D displays including billboards, kiosks, theaters, medicine, radar imaging, military and entertainment. To meet these growing applications, we introduce a large swept-volume display (LSVD) that is capable of displaying full-motion 3D video. The LSVD is comprised of several rotating panels; each rotating panel contains several image panes, and each image pane contains a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) that controls light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The rotating panels fill the volume of a cylinder that makes up a column of the display. The derivation of parameters for the arrangement of columns and the overlapping regions between the columns is also presented. In addition, an image partitioning algorithm that partitions the full image into the LSVD columns is provided along with the original circuit designs of a rendering algorithm for providing real-time, full-motion 3D video for SVDs.
Published in: Journal of Display Technology ( Volume: 8, Issue: 5, May 2012)
Page(s): 256 - 268
Date of Publication: 16 April 2012

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DOI: 10.1109/JDT.2012.2183339
Author image of Lina Sawalha
Department of Electrical, Computer Engineering, University of Oklahama, Norman, OK, USA
Lina Sawalha (S'11) received the B.S. degree in computer engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Jordan, in 2006, the M.S. degree from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the University of Oklahoma (OU), Norman, in 2009, and is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering at OU.
She has been a teaching assistant both at JUST and OU, and a resea...Show More
Lina Sawalha (S'11) received the B.S. degree in computer engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Jordan, in 2006, the M.S. degree from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the University of Oklahoma (OU), Norman, in 2009, and is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering at OU.
She has been a teaching assistant both at JUST and OU, and a resea...View more
Author image of Monte P. Tull
Department of Electrical, Computer Engineering, University of Oklahama, Norman, OK, USA
Monte P. Tull (M'76) is an Associate Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. He is retired from AT&T/Lucent Technologies, having served 15 years as a technical manager. He received a B.S. Physics degree from East Central University in 1967, an M.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Oklahoma in 1972, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Oklahoma State Universi...Show More
Monte P. Tull (M'76) is an Associate Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. He is retired from AT&T/Lucent Technologies, having served 15 years as a technical manager. He received a B.S. Physics degree from East Central University in 1967, an M.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Oklahoma in 1972, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Oklahoma State Universi...View more
Author image of Matthew B. Gately
Department of Electrical, Computer Engineering, University of Oklahama, Norman, OK, USA
Matthew B. Gately (S'10) received the B.S. degree (with special distinction) and M.S. degree from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, in 2006 and 2008, respectively.
He is currently working toward his Ph.D. as a Hughes Centennial Fellow at the same university. As a student, he has served as both a Teaching and Research Assistant for the department. He also served as the depart...Show More
Matthew B. Gately (S'10) received the B.S. degree (with special distinction) and M.S. degree from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, in 2006 and 2008, respectively.
He is currently working toward his Ph.D. as a Hughes Centennial Fellow at the same university. As a student, he has served as both a Teaching and Research Assistant for the department. He also served as the depart...View more
Author image of James J. Sluss
Department of Electrical, Computer Engineering, University of Oklahama, Norman, OK, USA
James J. Sluss, Jr. (S'84–M'86) received the B.S degree in physics from Marshall University, in 1984, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Virginia, in 1986 and 1989, respectively.
He is the Morris R. Pitman Professor and Director of the School of Electrical and Computer, the University of Oklahoma (OU), Norman. His current research interests are in the areas of three-dimensional ...Show More
James J. Sluss, Jr. (S'84–M'86) received the B.S degree in physics from Marshall University, in 1984, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Virginia, in 1986 and 1989, respectively.
He is the Morris R. Pitman Professor and Director of the School of Electrical and Computer, the University of Oklahoma (OU), Norman. His current research interests are in the areas of three-dimensional ...View more
Author image of Mark Yeary
Department of Electrical, Computer Engineering, University of Oklahama, Norman, OK, USA
Mark Yeary (S'94–M'99–SM'03) received the B.S. (hons), M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Texas A&M University, College Station, in 1992, 1994, and 1999, respectively.
Following his graduation in 1999, he continued his digital signal processing based research at Texas A&M and worked collaboratively with a variety of companies, including IBM, Raytheon, Cisco, Texas Instruments, and Lockheed-Martin. He is currently with the School...Show More
Mark Yeary (S'94–M'99–SM'03) received the B.S. (hons), M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Texas A&M University, College Station, in 1992, 1994, and 1999, respectively.
Following his graduation in 1999, he continued his digital signal processing based research at Texas A&M and worked collaboratively with a variety of companies, including IBM, Raytheon, Cisco, Texas Instruments, and Lockheed-Martin. He is currently with the School...View more
Author image of Ronald D. Barnes
Department of Electrical, Computer Engineering, University of Oklahama, Norman, OK, USA
Ronald D. Barnes (S'97–M'05) received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Oklahoma, Norman, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
He is currently an assistant professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Oklahoma, Norman. He also serves as a co-director of the OU Intelligent Transporta...Show More
Ronald D. Barnes (S'97–M'05) received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Oklahoma, Norman, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
He is currently an assistant professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Oklahoma, Norman. He also serves as a co-director of the OU Intelligent Transporta...View more
Contents

I. Introduction

Today, most volumetric displays—those that fill a volume with a 3D image—can display only static 3D images. Furthermore, all existing 3D volumetric displays are relatively small. While large 3D displays could be used for many innovative purposes, including medical and radar imaging, advertising, and entertainment, typically, the design of volumetric displays is not scalable to very large sizes. In particular, the size of swept-volume displays (SVDs) is limited by both mechanical and image rendering constraints. This paper presents a novel approach for building 3D SVDs that overcomes these constraints enabling displays to be much larger than those that can be built using current SVD technologies.

Author image of Lina Sawalha
Department of Electrical, Computer Engineering, University of Oklahama, Norman, OK, USA
Lina Sawalha (S'11) received the B.S. degree in computer engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Jordan, in 2006, the M.S. degree from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the University of Oklahoma (OU), Norman, in 2009, and is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering at OU.
She has been a teaching assistant both at JUST and OU, and a research assistant at OU. She also served as the Department's Xilinx trainer at OU. Her research interests include computer architecture, multicore architectures, microarchitecture, energy-efficient computing, computer hardware design and three-dimensional displays.
Ms. Sawalha is a student member of ACM. She is a member of Eta Kappa Nu, Golden Key, and Jordan Engineers Association.
Lina Sawalha (S'11) received the B.S. degree in computer engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Jordan, in 2006, the M.S. degree from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the University of Oklahoma (OU), Norman, in 2009, and is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering at OU.
She has been a teaching assistant both at JUST and OU, and a research assistant at OU. She also served as the Department's Xilinx trainer at OU. Her research interests include computer architecture, multicore architectures, microarchitecture, energy-efficient computing, computer hardware design and three-dimensional displays.
Ms. Sawalha is a student member of ACM. She is a member of Eta Kappa Nu, Golden Key, and Jordan Engineers Association.View more
Author image of Monte P. Tull
Department of Electrical, Computer Engineering, University of Oklahama, Norman, OK, USA
Monte P. Tull (M'76) is an Associate Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. He is retired from AT&T/Lucent Technologies, having served 15 years as a technical manager. He received a B.S. Physics degree from East Central University in 1967, an M.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Oklahoma in 1972, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Oklahoma State University in 1978, and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma in 1980. At the University of Oklahoma, he directs the Digital Design Laboratory and is Co-director of the Intelligent Transportation Systems Laboratory. He is a member of the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology, Applied Research Advisory Committee, and is active in promoting industry-university collaborative research. He is a member of IEEE and the IEEE Computer Society and is a Registered Professional Engineer in the state of Oklahoma.
Monte P. Tull (M'76) is an Associate Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. He is retired from AT&T/Lucent Technologies, having served 15 years as a technical manager. He received a B.S. Physics degree from East Central University in 1967, an M.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Oklahoma in 1972, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Oklahoma State University in 1978, and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma in 1980. At the University of Oklahoma, he directs the Digital Design Laboratory and is Co-director of the Intelligent Transportation Systems Laboratory. He is a member of the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology, Applied Research Advisory Committee, and is active in promoting industry-university collaborative research. He is a member of IEEE and the IEEE Computer Society and is a Registered Professional Engineer in the state of Oklahoma.View more
Author image of Matthew B. Gately
Department of Electrical, Computer Engineering, University of Oklahama, Norman, OK, USA
Matthew B. Gately (S'10) received the B.S. degree (with special distinction) and M.S. degree from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, in 2006 and 2008, respectively.
He is currently working toward his Ph.D. as a Hughes Centennial Fellow at the same university. As a student, he has served as both a Teaching and Research Assistant for the department. He also served as the department's FPGA and HDL trainer. His research focus has been in the areas of 3D display technology, embedded systems, and signal processing, with an emphasis on arithmetic circuit optimization and hardware/software co-design.
His achievements further include the prestigious awards of National Merit Scholar, Robert C. Byrd Scholar, and Oklahoma Academic All-State, classes of 2003.
Matthew B. Gately (S'10) received the B.S. degree (with special distinction) and M.S. degree from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, in 2006 and 2008, respectively.
He is currently working toward his Ph.D. as a Hughes Centennial Fellow at the same university. As a student, he has served as both a Teaching and Research Assistant for the department. He also served as the department's FPGA and HDL trainer. His research focus has been in the areas of 3D display technology, embedded systems, and signal processing, with an emphasis on arithmetic circuit optimization and hardware/software co-design.
His achievements further include the prestigious awards of National Merit Scholar, Robert C. Byrd Scholar, and Oklahoma Academic All-State, classes of 2003.View more
Author image of James J. Sluss
Department of Electrical, Computer Engineering, University of Oklahama, Norman, OK, USA
James J. Sluss, Jr. (S'84–M'86) received the B.S degree in physics from Marshall University, in 1984, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Virginia, in 1986 and 1989, respectively.
He is the Morris R. Pitman Professor and Director of the School of Electrical and Computer, the University of Oklahoma (OU), Norman. His current research interests are in the areas of three-dimensional displays, optical communications, photonics, and intelligent transportation systems. He has been awarded 11 U.S. patents. He has authored/co-authored over 100 journal and conference publications, and has been principal/co-principal investigator on over $16 million in sponsored research grants and contracts.
He is a member of the IEEE Education Society, IEEE Communications Society, Optical Society of America (OSA), International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), and American Society of Engineering Educators (ASEE). He presently serves as Secretary of the IEEE Education Society.
James J. Sluss, Jr. (S'84–M'86) received the B.S degree in physics from Marshall University, in 1984, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Virginia, in 1986 and 1989, respectively.
He is the Morris R. Pitman Professor and Director of the School of Electrical and Computer, the University of Oklahoma (OU), Norman. His current research interests are in the areas of three-dimensional displays, optical communications, photonics, and intelligent transportation systems. He has been awarded 11 U.S. patents. He has authored/co-authored over 100 journal and conference publications, and has been principal/co-principal investigator on over $16 million in sponsored research grants and contracts.
He is a member of the IEEE Education Society, IEEE Communications Society, Optical Society of America (OSA), International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), and American Society of Engineering Educators (ASEE). He presently serves as Secretary of the IEEE Education Society.View more
Author image of Mark Yeary
Department of Electrical, Computer Engineering, University of Oklahama, Norman, OK, USA
Mark Yeary (S'94–M'99–SM'03) received the B.S. (hons), M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Texas A&M University, College Station, in 1992, 1994, and 1999, respectively.
Following his graduation in 1999, he continued his digital signal processing based research at Texas A&M and worked collaboratively with a variety of companies, including IBM, Raytheon, Cisco, Texas Instruments, and Lockheed-Martin. He is currently with the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Oklahoma (OU), Norman, where he has been recently named the endowed Hudson-Torchmark Presidential Professor. While with OU, he has served as a Principle Investigator (PI) or Co-PI on federal projects sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), and various corporations. His research and teaching interests are in the areas of digital signal processing (DSP) as applied to customized DSP systems, tactical radars, and weather radars, with an emphasis on hardware prototype development. He also has spent nine summers, 2002 through 2010, with Raytheon.
Dr. Yeary is a member of the Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu. He is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in the State of Oklahoma. He was elected to be a National Science Foundation/Frontiers in Education 1998 New Faculty Fellow. He was the recipient of the IEEE 2005 Outstanding Young Engineer Award from the Instrumentation and Measurement (I&M) Society. He has served as a technical committee member for the IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Conference (I2MTC) on several occasions and as a technical cochair for the I2MTC 2010. He currently serves as an I&M Associate Editor, and he has been a I&M Society member for 15 years. By invitation, he was recently selected to participate in the U.S. National Academy of Engineering's Foundations of Engineering Education Symposium in 2010. He is a Fellow of NOAA's Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies (CIMMS).
Mark Yeary (S'94–M'99–SM'03) received the B.S. (hons), M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Texas A&M University, College Station, in 1992, 1994, and 1999, respectively.
Following his graduation in 1999, he continued his digital signal processing based research at Texas A&M and worked collaboratively with a variety of companies, including IBM, Raytheon, Cisco, Texas Instruments, and Lockheed-Martin. He is currently with the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Oklahoma (OU), Norman, where he has been recently named the endowed Hudson-Torchmark Presidential Professor. While with OU, he has served as a Principle Investigator (PI) or Co-PI on federal projects sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), and various corporations. His research and teaching interests are in the areas of digital signal processing (DSP) as applied to customized DSP systems, tactical radars, and weather radars, with an emphasis on hardware prototype development. He also has spent nine summers, 2002 through 2010, with Raytheon.
Dr. Yeary is a member of the Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu. He is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in the State of Oklahoma. He was elected to be a National Science Foundation/Frontiers in Education 1998 New Faculty Fellow. He was the recipient of the IEEE 2005 Outstanding Young Engineer Award from the Instrumentation and Measurement (I&M) Society. He has served as a technical committee member for the IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Conference (I2MTC) on several occasions and as a technical cochair for the I2MTC 2010. He currently serves as an I&M Associate Editor, and he has been a I&M Society member for 15 years. By invitation, he was recently selected to participate in the U.S. National Academy of Engineering's Foundations of Engineering Education Symposium in 2010. He is a Fellow of NOAA's Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies (CIMMS).View more
Author image of Ronald D. Barnes
Department of Electrical, Computer Engineering, University of Oklahama, Norman, OK, USA
Ronald D. Barnes (S'97–M'05) received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Oklahoma, Norman, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
He is currently an assistant professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Oklahoma, Norman. He also serves as a co-director of the OU Intelligent Transportation Systems Laboratory. He has published articles in numerous areas of computer architecture including energy- and complexity-effective microarchitectures, heterogeneous multi-core architectures, program-phase analysis, and machine-learning-assisted parallelization approaches.
Dr. Barnes is a member of ACM, Tau Beta Pi, and Eta Kappa Nu.
Ronald D. Barnes (S'97–M'05) received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Oklahoma, Norman, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
He is currently an assistant professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Oklahoma, Norman. He also serves as a co-director of the OU Intelligent Transportation Systems Laboratory. He has published articles in numerous areas of computer architecture including energy- and complexity-effective microarchitectures, heterogeneous multi-core architectures, program-phase analysis, and machine-learning-assisted parallelization approaches.
Dr. Barnes is a member of ACM, Tau Beta Pi, and Eta Kappa Nu.View more
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