Dynamic Image Generator Load Balancing for Field of View
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current simulators require multiple image generators due to limited computing resources, leading to high costs and inefficiencies in displaying high-quality images.
Innovation Solution
A display system that dynamically controls hardware resources to prioritize image generation on segments of a screen within the user's field of view, using paired projectors and an image generator to optimize resource allocation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a large number of image generators are used to provide high-quality images for each screen segment, then image quality is improved, but computing resource consumption and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
A single image generator is designed to serve multiple screen segments dynamically. The system allows one image generator to generate images for different screen segments at different times based on field of view requirements, making the image generator multi-functional and reducing the total number of image generators needed while maintaining image quality when needed
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically determines which screen segment is within the user's field of view and dynamically controls the image generator to prioritize generating high-quality images for that specific segment. This dynamic allocation allows the same image generator to serve different segments at different times, reducing the need for multiple dedicated image generators
2Manufacturing precision
If each image generator is assigned to a single screen or screen segment, then image quality for that segment is ensured, but system complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The image generator is designed with multi-functionality to handle multiple screen segments through dynamic field of view-based control, reducing the number of dedicated components needed
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors the user's field of view and uses this feedback to dynamically control which screen segment receives high-quality image generation resources. This feedback mechanism allows a single image generator to adaptively serve different segments, simplifying the overall system architecture
3Reliability
If multiple image generators are deployed to cover all screen segments simultaneously, then comprehensive image coverage is achieved, but resource efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically determines which screen segment is currently within the user's field of view and allocates image generation resources accordingly. This dynamic approach ensures that high-quality images are generated only when and where needed, maximizing resource efficiency while maintaining reliable image coverage for the active field of view
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the operational parameters of the image generator based on field of view conditions. When a screen segment is within the field of view, the image generator prioritizes high-quality generation for that segment; when outside, resources are reduced or reallocated, optimizing resource efficiency while maintaining coverage reliability
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AI summary
A display system defining an expected position for a user with respect to a screen having first and second segments positioned so as to never simultaneously fall at least partially within a targeted field of view when the user is at the expected position, the system comprising: an image generator paired with a first projector covering the first segment and a second projector covering the second segment, the image generator being configured to generate a first image to be projected on the first segment and a second image to be projected on the second segment; a first module for determining that the first segment falls at least partially within the targeted field of view; and a second module for controlling hardware resources of the image generator to prioritize the generation of the first image when the first segment falls at least partially within the targeted field of view.