Thursday, January 16, 2020

FY2020 ManTech OLED direct patterning & FWS

https://www.armymantech.com/pdfs/FY20Brochure.pdf

2nd to last page -

Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) Microdisplays (C5ISR Center)

This Defense-Wide Manufacturing Science and Technology-Army and U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center funded effort directly patterned Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) emitters onto advanced silicon backplanes, eliminating the need for color filters and increasing the efficiency and brightness by more than 15X. The technology transitioned tothe Apache Integrated Helmet and Display Sight System, Soldier Visual Interface Technology, Nett Warrior and test programs within the Navy (EVA goggles) and Air Force (F-35 visor).

Page 33 - Family of Weapon Sights (FWS)

Low Cost Freeform Prism Eyepeices 

Objective

Augmented reality devices provide overlays of information for Soldiers before, during and after operations. The Low Cost Freeform Prism Eyepieces project aims to develop processes for low cost freeform prism eyepieces, which provide high brightness and full high definition color images for an augmented reality display. It will mature manufacturing technology for a low- cost augmented reality eyepiece.

Benefits:

  • 15X reduction in the cost of the current units
  • Greater adoption across air and ground platforms, dismounted Soldiers and training and simulation applications
  • Increased situational awareness through wide field-of- view and high resolution imagery
  • Improved training effectiveness
  • Reduced cycle time – from 6 to 1.5 weeks
  • Enhanced Domestic Industrial Base - increased supplier base for freeform prism optics
  • Scalable technology across DoD systems with numerous opportunities for transition

Low-cost, wide field of view, high brightness and high resolution eyepieces enable increased situational awareness for augmented reality applications across multiple platforms (Army photos)

Deliverables:

• Precision machining of injection molds for freeform prism eyepieces

• Hard, durable coatings on optical polymers• Repeatable, precision optical bonding of freeform

surfaces• Low cost molding of a glass field lens • Snap-in assembly of optics

Transition and Implementation:

• PEO Soldier – Future Vision Mobility Device (FVMD) and Family of Weapon Sights (FWS)

• PEO Aviation - Air Warrior 1b

eMagin (freeform) Prism Optic -

2018 10K  -  

 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046995/000104699519000002/eman-20181231x10k.htm

We are developing an additional prism optic for a project that will pair with our SXGA096 display, which is of interest to a potential customer. We are currently evaluating prototypes received from potential manufacturing partners for this project.

SXGA096 OLED‑XL/XLS (Super eXtended Graphics Array, 1280 x 1024)

The SXGA096 display features a 9.6‑micron color pixel and was designed with the same level of feature integration as the DSVGA microdisplay, as well as a low pin‑count, high speed low voltage differential signaling, or LVDS, data interface. The compactness and high information content of the SXGA096 makes it ideal for small form factor applications such as commercial headsets and smart weapon sights. This microdisplay incorporates OLED XLS technology more than doubling the OLED XL brightness. This expands the range of optical solutions that can be used with this display to result in smaller and lighter display modules.

Also of note Banc3 development -

Free-form Prism Eye Piece

BANC3 developed the Free-form Prism Eye Piece by using innovative design principles to design and manufacture a new breed of free-form prisms for optical-see-through HMD. The prism is designed to work with the newest high-resolution color AMOLED micro-displays to advance the current state of the art in optical-see-through HMDs.

http://www.banc3.com/Capabilities/Research-and-Development.aspx

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