Vuzix Receives Award to Develop Binocular Display System

The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded the first phase of a multi-phase Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Award to Vuzix, a manufacturer of personal display devices. The aim of the Phase I of the award is to design a new binocular display system.

The binocular display system will be used for a combat pilot helmet to display a monochrome imagery of 1280 x 1024 resolution from a flat panel micro display, in the field-of-view of 40 degrees. The imagery will be of the same specifications as the classical optics and micro-CRT. The other phases of the award will develop new pathways for lightweight curved visors and full color displays.

Vuzix’s new research will find the possibility of using the Vuzix holographic waveguide visor display (HWVD) in aircraft helmet mounted displays. The company will apply a technique with the use of refined holographic recording materials. The HWVD’s development will enable the Air Force to use a lightweight head-mounted display that provides high acuity and the appropriate field of view for the war fighter.