PixelCam and HoloCam: Automated Quality Control for High Volume Holographic Optical Element Manufacture. Enabling the Next Generation of Automotive Head-up Displays.

PixelCam 和 HoloCam：大批量全息光学元件制造的自动化质量控制。

• 批准号: 10029924
• 金额: $ 44.41万
• 依托单位: CERES HOLOGRAPHICS LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10029924
• 关键词: PixelCam; HoloCam; Automated; Quality; Control

Car manufacturers are very excited about Head-up Display (HUD) technology and are searching for cost-effective solutions that enable drivers and passengers to view critical information (speed, directions and hazard identification) without causing distractions. This approach is attractive to drivers and delivers benefits which include improved safety, greater vehicle utility and enhanced functionality for self-driving vehicles as part of new mobility business models, such as Mobility-as-a-Service.Safety is a key benefit of HUDs, with driver distraction a contributing factor in 80% of all traffic accidents. Organisations such as Continental and Apple see line-of-sight displays and HUDs as crucial to maintaining driver engagement and confidence. They support the introduction of self-driving cars and enable new user experiences for both drivers and passengers.Major OEMs are therefore seeking low-cost display technology that delivers a view-ahead and AR experience using a compact form factor. Competitive HUD technologies cannot meet this need due to several technical problems. These include inconsistent image quality across a wide viewing angle, inability to accommodate different windscreen geometries, and bulky projection units. This results in costly, inferior HUD systems which are unsuitable for mass-market applications.Ceres are a world leader in holography and have developed the technology to solve these problems and manufacture at scale. We use an advanced photopolymer film to produce low cost, versatile holographic optical elements (HOEs). These can be easily laminated into windscreens and coupled to 'tried and tested' compact projection units from trusted suppliers to produce a full colour, wide Field-of-view (up to 20°x8°) HUD for mass-market applications. Ceres also have strong relationships with key industry stakeholders, including automotive OEMs and windscreen interlayer companies. However, our current manual HOE test process is labour-intensive and impractical. To meet this market opportunity, this project will develop quality control systems which can analyse every HOE produced quickly, without compromising high-volume manufacturing capacity. These systems must analyse both master templates (digitally printed by Ceres) and the replicas for each windscreen. This is technically demanding and the primary focus of this project. Once this work is complete, our exciting opportunity will be fully unlocked.In summary, this project will enable Ceres to achieve significant sales into automotive markets by 2028\. Across multiple revenue streams, we anticipate that our technology will unlock over £2bn of additional revenue across the wider supply chain, deliver safety benefits, support UK exports and create new skilled job opportunities.

汽车制造商对头部展示（HUD）技术感到非常兴奋，并正在寻找具有成本效益的解决方案，使驱动程序和密码能够查看关键信息（速度，方向和危害识别）而不会引起干扰。这种方法吸引了驱动因素，并带来了福利，包括提高安全性，更大的车辆实用程序和增强的自动驾驶汽车功能性，这是新的移动性业务模型的一部分，例如移动性-As-a-Service.safety。安全是HUD的关键好处，驾驶员分布在所有交通事故中的80％的贡献因素。大陆和苹果等组织认为，视线显示和HUD对于维持驾驶员的参与和信心至关重要。他们支持引入自动驾驶汽车，并为驱动程序和密码提供新的用户体验。由于几个技术问题，竞争性HUD技术无法满足这一需求。这些包括在广阔的视角上不一致的图像质量，无法容纳不同的挡风玻璃几何形状以及笨重的投影单元。这导致了不适合大众市场应用的昂贵，较低的HUD系统。Ceres是全息世界的领导者，并且已经开发了该技术来解决这些问题并大规模地制造。我们使用先进的光聚合物膜来产生低成本的多功能全息光学元素（HOES）。这些可以很容易地层压到挡风玻璃中，并与受信任供应商的“尝试和测试”紧凑型投影单元耦合，以产生全彩色，广泛的视野（高达20°x8°）HUD，以用于大众市场应用。谷神星也与关键行业利益相关者（包括汽车OEM和挡风玻璃中间公司）有着牢固的关系。但是，我们当前的手动HOE测试过程是劳动密集型和不切实际的。为了满足这一市场机会，该项目将开发质量控制系统，该系统可以快速分析生产的所有HOE，而不会损害大容量制造能力。这些系统必须分析每个挡风玻璃的两个主模板（由CERES数字印刷）和复制品。这是技术要求的，这是该项目的主要重点。一旦完成这项工作，我们的激动人心的机会将被完全解锁。总而言之，该项目将使CERES能够在2028年到2028年实现大量的汽车市场销售。在多个收入流中，我们预计我们的技术将在整个更广泛的供应链中释放超过20亿英镑的额外收入，提供安全福利，支持英国出口并创造新的熟练工作机会。