CAE Fibre-Optic Helmet Mounted Display System

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The CAE helment system uses 3 red, green and blue CRTS for each eye and the images are carried to the optics mounted on the helmet by 4 million coherent optic fibres.

DISPLAY Type Full colour CRT, 1056x1180
CRT response time ? ms
Resolution/eye 3.0 arcmin/pixel
Luminance >20 fL (peak white)
Contrast >20:1
OPTICAL Field of View (nominal) 71.5°x35.7° with 21.5° binocular overlap
See-through transmission > 95%
Optics Divergence/dipvergence < 0.1 diopter
Exit pupil 15mm dia. sphere
HELMET IPD Range 55-75mm, independent left/right
HMD weight 8lb total no tension relief, 3.5lb tension relief

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