Double-sided, multiplane, backward refraction imaging device for use in optics related stem education
AssigneeUniversity of Massachusetts
InventorsAna Doblas, Griffin Cottle, Francois Bouchard
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Abstract
A STEM educational building set (i.e., apparatus) consists of a double-side multiplane imaging display device that provides two simultaneous and distinct 2D/3D scenes. Viewers with polarized goggles can observe 3D multiplane scenes (i.e., a 3D scene for each axial plane) by displaying two laterally separated images of the same scene with different polarization. The building set teaches users optics, exposing them to refraction law, lateral magnification, optical two-dimensional projection, and three-dimensional imaging.
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A backward refraction imaging device, comprising:
- a modular, interlocking housing system including a central image viewing tunnel, an upper image projection housing, and a lower image projection housing;
- two spaced transparency sheets disposed in inner wall channels in the central image viewing tunnel;
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- an upper and lower display holder frames slidably positioned into the upper and lower image projection housings wherein the display holder frame support LCD display devices to project lighted images upwardly and downwardly into the image viewing tunnel,
- wherein the images are backwards refracted by the transparency sheets to create 3D images viewable from each end of the image viewing tunnel.
A backward refraction imaging device, comprising:
- a housing system including a central image viewing tunnel, an upper image projection housing, and a lower image projection housing;
- two spaced transparency sheets disposed at angles within the central image viewing tunnel;
- upper and lower display holder frames positioned within the upper and lower image projection housings wherein the display holder frame support LCD display devices to project lighted images upwardly and downwardly onto the two spaced transparency sheets,
- wherein the images are viewable from each end of the image viewing tunnel.
A backward refraction imaging device, comprising:
- a housing system including a central image viewing tunnel, an upper image projection housing, and a lower image projection housing;
- two spaced transparency sheets disposed at angles within the central image viewing tunnel;
- upper and lower display devices positioned within the upper and lower image projection housings wherein the display devices are configured to project lighted images upwardly and downwardly onto the two spaced transparency sheets,
- wherein the images are viewable from each end of the image viewing tunnel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.