Autostereoscopic lenticular and stripe raster monitors of HHI - 4 years development of industrial prototypes

The advantage of binocular vision of spatial structures and virtual objects is a must in future information and communication systems. Stereoscopic displays for interaction - such as simulators, control stations, computer workstations, monitors for communication, medicine, multimedia and game machines - will be of great help. 3D monitors, developed at HHI, work without special eye glasses. The main components of these monitors are flat displays or projectors for image rendition, lenticular or stripe rasters for stereo image separation and optional tracking features for proper look around capabilities of the viewer. This report comprises the results of a 4 years research project on 3D monitors from April 1996 to March 2000, presented at EXPO 2000.