Chatten Applies eMagin Technology to Head-Aimed Remote Viewer.Z800 3DVisor (TM) Provides Interface for Remote Vehicles BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Chatten Associates, Inc., reports a new application for eMagin's (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :EMA (1) (Enterprise Management Architecture) An earlier strategic plan from Digital for integrating network, system and application management. It provided the operating environment for managing a multi-vendor network. ) Z800 3DVisor. The Pennsylvania-based hardware developer has turned the popular gaming device into a controller for remotely driven vehicles. "We simply modified the 3DVisor to fit on a soldier's night vision helmet mount," noted John Chatten, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and president, Chatten Associates. "Soldiers responsible for disposing of explosive ordnance use it as part of a head-aimed vision system to look for road-side bombs. Wherever the soldier looks, the sensor gimbal-mounted on the vehicle looks (courtesy of the Z800's motion detectors). For soldiers wearing the system, it's like being out there, except they don't get hurt if the bomb goes off." Chatten Associates believes its head-aimed remote viewer (HARV HARV High Alpha Research Vehicle (NASA test plane) HARV High Altitude Research Vehicle HARV High Altitude Reconnaissance Vehicle ) brings unmatched tele-operations effectiveness to every remotely operated vehicle Remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs) is the common accepted name for tethered underwater robots in the offshore industry. ROVs are unoccupied, highly maneuverable and operated by a person aboard a vessel. . By providing a compelling level of telepresence Meaning "long distance presence," it refers to videoconferencing applications that feel like a live meeting. Notable features are larger screens that may approach a virtual reality environment and sensors that keep at least one window focused on whomever is speaking at the moment. , HARV creates a several-fold increase in situational awareness and decision speed. Its head-aimed vision process harnesses the natural visual processing capability of the human mind at an unconscious level. The result is a 3-4x increase in mission effectiveness and tele-robotic productivity. Joseph Wu, the U.S. Army Director of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal The detection, identification, on-site evaluation, rendering safe, recovery, and final disposal of unexploded explosive ordnance. It may also include explosive ordnance which has become hazardous by damage or deterioration. Also called EOD. Technology Directorate commented, "The system and technology will greatly benefit current operations and save lives." "We're proud to have created a product that serves so effectively and can potentially save lives," said Susan Jones, executive vice president, eMagin Corporation. "This is one more application that takes the Z800 3DVisor beyond gaming and entertainment. The product is proving to be a useful tool for a number of simulation applications as well." The Z800 3DVisor provides superb 3D stereovision and headtracking for PC gaming, training and simulation, and other applications. At the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show, the Z800 3DVisor won the coveted CEA CEA carcinoembryonic antigen. CEA abbr. carcinoembryonic antigen CEA (Carcinoembryonic antigen) Innovation of the Year award in the digital display category and a Design and Engineering Innovation Award for the electronic gaming category. The Z800 3DVisor delivers a high-color, high-contrast virtual image equivalent to a 105-inch screen viewed at twelve feet, in full-color stereovision. Its high-speed headtracking provides full 360-degree viewing, enabling users to look around and move in the virtual world much like they do in the real world. It is powered by two OLED (Organic Light Emitting Device, Organic Light Emitting Diode) A thin film light-emitting technology that is expected to compete with LCD and plasma TVs as well as LCD monitors and readouts. panels (1.44 million pixels each) with 800 x 600 resolution in more than 16 million colors. Completing the near-immersive experience is an integrated, audio system with stereo earbuds and a noise-canceling microphone. To power all these capabilities, the Z800 3DVisor requires only a standard USB port and can greatly extend a laptop's battery life when it is used instead of the standard LCD laptop screen. About Chatten Associates Founded by John Chatten in 1972 to focus on human/robotic interfaces, Chatten Associates, Inc. has conducted several DoD and DARPA DARPA: see Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) The name given to the U.S. Advanced Research Projects Agency during the 1980s. It was later renamed back to ARPA. contracts to develop the vision systems to provide vision-based control systems for robotic equipment. The company also developed a successful line of medical diagnostic equipment under the brand name "Telefactor." Currently, Chatten Associates is working on several projects for the US Army to use robotics in saving lives in Iraq in the fight against roadside bombs. About eMagin Corporation A leader in OLED microdisplay technology and personal display systems, eMagin integrates high-resolution OLED microdisplays with magnifying optics to deliver virtual images comparable to large-screen computer and television displays in portable, low-power, lightweight personal displays. eMagin microdisplays provide near-eye imagery in a variety of products from military, industrial, medical and consumer OEMs. The company's own Z800 3DVisor provides 3D stereovision and headtracking for PC gaming, training and simulation, immersion therapy, and other applications. eMagin's microdisplay manufacturing and R&D operations are co-located with IBM on its campus in East Fishkill, New York East Fishkill is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 25,589 at the 2000 census. The town name is derived from its formation from Fishkill, NY. The Town of East Fishkill is on the south border of the county. . System design facilities and sales and marketing are located in Bellevue, Washington. |
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