SBIR-STTR Award

Ultra High-Resolution Visual System Development
Award last edited on: 5/22/2008

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
DOD : AF
Total Award Amount
$785,181
Award Phase
2
Solicitation Topic Code
AF03-280
Principal Investigator
Robert Walko

Company Information

Uni-Pixel Displays Inc

8708 Technology Forest Place Suite 100
The Woodlands, TX 78759
   (512) 610-9700
   rkillion@unipixel.com
   www.uni-pixel.com
Location: Single
Congr. District: 10
County: Travis

Phase I

Contract Number: ----------
Start Date: ----    Completed: ----
Phase I year
2003
Phase I Amount
$98,214
Uni-Pixel Displays, Inc. is developing a technology that can be applied to the needs of the DMT visual system requirements. Uni-Pixel is developing a patented display technology (Time Multiplexed Optical Shutter - TMOS) that will provide both enhanced properties that far surpass current display technology as well as unique properties that allow its custom application to the DMT visual requirements. Uni-Pixel?s TMOS technology will provide superior performance far exceeding current flat panel display technologies in the areas of brightness, contrast, extended color gamut, and resolution. The theoretical limits of TMOS display technology is estimated at 1,000dpi, however, human perception is practically limited to approximately 300dpi. Uni-Pixel will demonstrate the feasibility of this solution through advanced simulation utilizing 3D modeling technology. The Phase I effort provides a set of models that are crucial to laying a solid foundation of detailed technical specifications for the development of high resolution TMOS prototype displays in Phase II. The information obtained from the Phase I modeling effort will provide specific information on the required materials properties, layer thickness and feature resolution that becomes the basis for construction of functional high-resolution prototypes. This technology is also applicable to solicitations AF03-042 and AF03-054. Uni-Pixel is currently developing its'''''''' TMOS flat panel display technology for many different applications in the commercial market, from cell phones, to PDAs, to computers, to TVs. Most of these applications do not require ultra-high resolution displays. The enhancement of the basic TMOS display architecture to provide ultra-high resolution displays will open additional market opportunities in medical and military applications.

Keywords:
Flat Panel Display, Transparent, Low cost, High Resolution, Low power, Wide operational temperature range

Phase II

Contract Number: ----------
Start Date: ----    Completed: ----
Phase II year
2004
Phase II Amount
$686,967
Deployment of field-sequential-color displays in Distributed Mission Training (DMT) systems is contingent on effective suppression of motion-induced artifacts. Such displays otherwise commend themselves with respect to resolution, contrast, and frame rate. Adequate artifact suppression has been theoretically established under Phase I. An actual display configured for testing with legacy DMT content would enable accurate evaluation of artifact suppression during smooth tracking of moving objects. A tiled system composed of multiple 4-inch diagonal 100 dpi PDA displays based on Uni-Pixel's TMOS technology shall be configured to display a subset of DMT legacy data. Up to twelve such displays will be assembled in a row, seamlessly or with a prominent seam, to provide a sufficiently large window to test the display's smooth tracking performance. This form factor emulates the lateral dimensions of a 50-inch diagonal DMT display at 100 dpi. The delivered system will establish (1) empirical feasibility of fabricating monolithic TMOS displays at 50-inches diagonal, (2) repeatability in manufacturing PDA-size displays, (3) effectiveness of the artifact suppression mechanisms developed by Uni-Pixel, and (4) the real-world performance of Uni-Pixel's Simple Matrix drive architecture, which enables fabricating both large area displays and ultra-high resolution displays for near-eye and helmet-mounted applications.

Keywords:
Tmos, Time Multiplexed Optical Shutter, Flat Panel Display