Holodeck: Immersive 3D Displays Using Swarms of Flying Light Specks [Extended Abstract]
Shahram Ghandeharizadeh
Abstract
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have moved beyond a platform for hobbyists to enable environmental monitoring, journalism, film industry, search and rescue, package delivery, and entertainment. This paper describes 3D displays using swarms of flying light specks, FLSs. An FLS is a small (hundreds of micrometers in size) UAV with one or more light sources to generate different colors and textures with adjustable brightness. A synchronized swarm of FLSs renders an illumination in a pre-specified 3D volume, an FLS display. An FLS display provides true depth, enabling a user to perceive a scene more completely by analyzing its illumination from different angles.
Topics & Concepts
BrightnessComputer scienceComputer graphics (images)Computer visionSwarm behaviourArtificial intelligenceOpticsPhysicsInteractive and Immersive DisplaysVirtual Reality Applications and ImpactsAdvanced Optical Imaging Technologies