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Stroboscopic Image Modulation to Reduce the Visual Blur of an Object Being Viewed by an Observer Experiencing VibrationA method and apparatus for reducing the visual blur of an object being viewed by an observer experiencing vibration. In various embodiments of the present invention, the visual blur is reduced through stroboscopic image modulation (SIM). A SIM device is operated in an alternating "on/off" temporal pattern according to a SIM drive signal (SDS) derived from the vibration being experienced by the observer. A SIM device (controlled by a SIM control system) operates according to the SDS serves to reduce visual blur by "freezing" (or reducing an image's motion to a slow drift) the visual image of the viewed object. In various embodiments, the SIM device is selected from the group consisting of illuminator(s), shutter(s), display control system(s), and combinations of the foregoing (including the use of multiple illuminators, shutters, and display control systems).
Document ID
20150003281
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Kaiser, Mary K.
Adelstein, Bernard D.
Anderson, Mark R.
Beutter, Brent R.
Ahumada, Albert J., Jr.
McCann, Robert S.
Date Acquired
March 18, 2015
Publication Date
April 29, 2014
Subject Category
Instrumentation And Photography
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Optics
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
US-Patent-8,711,462
Patent Application
US-Patent-Appl-SN-13/317,034

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