PortOn: Portable mid-air imaging optical system on glossy materials

Title: PortOn: Portable mid-air imaging optical system on glossy materials

Teams: University of Electro-Communications

Writers: Ayaka Sano ； Naoya Koizumi

Publication date: Feb , 2020

Abstract

PortOn is a portable optical system that can form mid-air images that stand on a glossy surface such as a table or the floor. Porton projects light to form a mid-air image at a position that is easy for a human to see when it is placed on a flat surface. Our contribution is a practical optical design that can be easily installed. We designed the arrangement of optical elements to form a mid-air image by placing it on a flat and glossy surface. We also developed a method to erase unnecessary light by adding optical films to the system. With this method, it is possible to display computer graphics in the real world easily and realize mixed reality interaction. # Video