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Volumetric 3D Display: Features and Classification

  • Joonku Hahn (School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Woonchan Moon (School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Hosung Jeon (School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Minwoo Jung (School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Seongju Lee (School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Gunhee Lee (School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Muhan Choi (School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Kyungpook National University)
  • Received : 2023.11.06
  • Accepted : 2023.11.29
  • Published : 2023.12.25
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Abstract

Volumetric 3D displays generate voxels to enable users to watch three-dimensional virtual objects from various angles, and they have a significant advantage over other types of 3D displays in terms of realism and the absence of vergence-accommodation conflict (VAC). By virtue of these advantages, various volumetric 3D display technologies incorporating novel approaches have been introduced competitively. As a result, the conventional classification criteria for volumetric 3D technology often fall short in categorizing these innovative methods. In this study, we present an improved classification framework capable of accommodating these new technologies. We expect that a new classification may offer some intuition to identify areas of technical deficiency and contribute to improving the technology.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by Alchemist Project grant funded by Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT) & the Korea Government (MOTIE) (Project No. 1415179744, 20019169).

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