Objective The project objective was to design, engineer and build a hardware device able to simulate, in real time, a broad range of flat-panel displays. These include electro-luminescent (EL), thin film EL, memory EL, active matrix liquid crystal (LC), ferroelectric LC and supertwisted LC. This device can be used by office automation and display manufacturers to test the properties of new technologies and to optimise the display parameters in order to obtain good image quality and maximum user acceptability. The simulator facility can also help display designers and users (office automation manufacturers, user organisations, etc) in the definition of new products and applications. Specific objectives were to: -compare various simulated display technologies and technical solutions according to user acceptability criteria -perform ergonomic experiments, under prolonged office work conditions, to find the relationships between technology-dependent display properties, visual discomfort and image quality. The project objective was to design, engineer and build a hardware device able to simulate, in real time, a broad range of flat panel displays. These include electroluminescent (EL) displays, thin film EL displays, memory EL displays, active matrix liquid crystal (LC) displays, ferroelectric LC displays, and supertwisted LC displays. The device can be used by office automation and display manufacturers to test the properties of new technologies and to optimize the display parameters in order to obtain good image quality and maximum user acceptability. The simulator facility can also help display designers and users (office automation manufacturers, user organisations, etc) in the definition of new products and applications.Specific objectives were to:compare various simulated display technologies and technical solutions according to user acceptability criteria;perform ergonomic experiments, under prolonged office work conditions, to find the relationships between technology dependent display properties, visual discomfort and image quality.Achievements were:demonstration of simulator;top level design of the simulation software required for real time simulation of display technologies;implementation and demonstration of versions of an EL display model;design of the high resolution digitally controlled colour monitor required to visualize the simulated displays;design of a shading correction technique for cathode ray tube (CRT);construction of a functional model of visual perception.Achievements were: -demonstration of simulator -top-level design of the simulation software required for real-time simulation of display technologies -implementation and demonstration of versions of an electro-luminescent display model -design of the high-resolution digitally controlled colour monitor required to visualise the simulated displays -design of a shading correction technique for CRT -construction of a functional model of visual perception. Exploitation The simulation facilities, which can help display and office automation manufacturers shorten the design cycle of displays acceptable to users, are accessible at the Universiteit van Twente. Those interested should contact the university directly as follows: Prof BosmanUniversiteit van TwentePostbus 217& +31/53-892-780NL - 7500 AEfax +31/53-354-003ENSCHEDEtelex 44200 A further development of the high-resolution digitally controlled colour monitor developed by Barco was used in project 2649, VASARI, and is now available on the market. Fields of science engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcolorssocial sciencessociologyindustrial relationsautomationengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and filmsnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationssimulation softwareengineering and technologymaterials engineeringliquid crystals Programme(s) FP1-ESPRIT 1 - European programme (EEC) for research and development in information technologies (ESPRIT), 1984-1988 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator OCE-NEDERLAND BV Address St. urbanusstraat postbus 101 5900 MA Venlo Netherlands See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all BARCO-INDUSTRIES NV Belgium EU contribution € 0,00 Address President kennedy park 35 8500 Kortrijk See on map GEC-Marconi Materials Technology Ltd United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Elstree way WD6 1RX Borehamwood See on map MYFRA SA France EU contribution € 0,00 Address 83 avenue aristide briand 92120 Montrouge See on map THOMSON CSF France EU contribution € 0,00 Address 160 boulevard de valmy 92074 Paris la defense See on map UNIV VAN TWENTE Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address Drienerlolaan postbus 217 7500 AE Enschede See on map Université de Paris France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Rue de l'ecole de medecine 75006 Paris See on map
