About 3D perception. Experience & Innovation: Powered by People

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2 About 3D perception 3D perception designs and supplies seamless immersive visual display solutions and technologies for simulation and visualization applications. 3D perception s Northstar ecosystem of multi-projector display technologies empower our customers and their programs with precision automatic image alignment, automatic color calibration, and the ease of push-button operation and maintenance. Serving civilian and defense simulation sectors around the world since 1997, 3D perception has a proven track record of ensuring performance and quality from design to installation and throughout life cycle. As the predominant provider of immersive, curved screen, multi-projected solutions, 3DP systems are in operation worldwide, with over 9,000 visual channels fielded. 3DP works with major defense and high-tech prime contractors and with many aerospace industry customers and users around the world. Experience & Innovation: Powered by People 3D perception s people make the difference. We are passionate about pixel-perfection and contributing our expertise to high value results. From research, development, and engineering, to professional support and maintenance services, our staff s combined experience, vision, and passion results in innovative and exemplary products and services. Customers choose 3DP because we have a track record of excellence in providing the entire solution; before, during, and after delivery. We enable simulation companies to focus on what they do best, and to not be concerned with developing custom display systems per project.

3 Your Vision Our Mission For over 15 years, 3D perception has provided display solution design and integration services to simulation, visualization, control center, and entertainment venue customers. Our services can be engaged at any point in the design process, from participating in the initial planning stages, to retrofitting existing facilities. Blending experience, technical knowledge and our passion for providing engaging, immersive, and meaningful experiences, 3D perception is well positioned to contribute innovative concepts and proven methods to your project. We work with architects and engineers to ensure your space is designed for maximum impact, and can work with existing equipment as well as provide our integrated projection, display, and control solutions. Designing the perfect simulation projection theater is no trivial task. There are many factors to be considered in configuring an theater to meet program specifications, and 3DP s experienced visual display system engineers armed with our ndesigner toolset empowers 3DP to design with deterministic results. Engineering Driven Design 3D perception s answer to the complex and challenging demands of the simulator industry is ndesigner, our engineering tool we use for simulation theater specification and design. Developed by engineers who together have amassed an enormous range of knowledge and experience in the simulation industry, this sophisticated software allows 3D perception and our Certified Partners to design and analyze any type of projection theater existing or conceptual regardless of the room layout, cockpits, etc. ndesigner accounts for a multitude of variables such as optics, eye-points, and screen surface preparation, and provides accurate data plots for luminance, resolution, and observability range. The tool facilitates the implementation of valid, optimal designs from concept through to completion. ndesigner Predictive, deterministic performance results Screen analysis Projection analysis Collision detection analysis Deterministic heat maps and diagrams for your proposals

4 Northstar Simulation Display Solution Northstar is 3D perception s turn-key simulation display solution, and is the fusion of the following live-linked sub-systems: nbox: Next-generation display processor and manager Aurora & StarScan: Automatic image alignment technologies Simulation Certified Projectors: Professional simulation projectors Northstar is: Eyepoint aware Automatically aligned IG agnostic Available as a solution Available as building blocks nbox Next Generation Display Processor & Manager At the heart of 3D perception s Northstar ecosystem is nbox, an all-in-one display processor that warps, blends and color corrects raw IG content. nbox outputs to multiple projectors at resolutions of up to 4K and seamlessly displays imagery across spherical, cylindrical, conical, and flat screens. compensate for hot spots, creating a truly consistent image. nbox treats the multi-projector theater as one contiguous display not as an array of individually controlled projectors. nbox allows for a projector upgrade path while keeping display infrastructure in place. Between projectors, nbox calibrates color, contrast, brightness, gamma, and can also Features IG independence provides maximum flexibility Powered by 3DP s patented Digital Geometry Processor Intelligent EDID Resolutions up to 4K Full projector control Zero frame latency Hot-swappable power supplies & I/O boards Scenario management with selectable eye-points Non-linear image warping Auto image alignment Auto color calibration Gamma correction Hotspot compensation Black level enhancement Input signal analysis 2U rackmount form factor

5 Aurora Auto-Aligning, Instrumented Smart Screens Using embedded WarpSync and ChromaSync sensors, Aurora smart screens detect the alignment of projector images, communicate with nbox, and automatically make precision adjustments to geometry, edge blending, color, and intensity. Screen Options Aurora screens are available for most any size and shape requirements, and custom screens can be made as needed. Screens can be configured at any horizontal and vertical field of view, up to complete dome display systems. Existing systems can be retrofitted with Aurora instrumentation for use with the Northstar ecosystem. Features Enables Northstar s automatic warping, blending and color calibration Completely self-calibrated, no separate instruments required Performance validation via feedback LEDs Modular and expandable Available in any size and shape spherical, cylindrical, conical, flat The Aurora Click-Screen is our most popular screen. Modular panels are assembled to create the desired field of view within a 3.25 meter radius sphere. WarpSync sensor clusters embedded within screen detect alignment patterns for precsion automatic warping and blending. One edge-mounted ChromaSync sensor per projector measures and automatically calibrates channel color and intensity.

6 StarScan Automatic Image Alignment Scanner For Northstar systems where screen-mounted sensors are impractical, soft-screens, collimated theaters, or for display upgrades, StarScan is the ideal solution for precision automatic image alignment. A true 3D solution for a 3D problem, StarScan provides detailed measurement of display system geometry using high precision gimbal pointing, and laser rangefinding. StarScan measures both the exact 3D screen geometry and the projected image geometry, resulting in the industry s most accurate warp and blend down to 1 arc minute. StarScan devices can be mounted virtually anywhere in the display system and can automatically align itself using reference points on the screen, enabling repeatable, high accuracy performance, even from off-center locations. ncontrol Display System Management User Interface Most simulation applications have high-level requirements for image quality, stability and consistency. Frequent brightness and color adjustments are required in most simulators and projection theaters have to be regularly realigned, especially after lamp replacement or maintenance. ncontrol is an intuitive, user-friendly graphical interface for control and maintenance and allows the user to approach the display as an integrated system, not as discrete components. ncontrol is responsible for maintaining a consistently pixel-perfect image, and in concert with nbox and Aurora or StarScan, it automatically performs geometry adjustment, edge blending, color balancing, and gamma correction. With a push of a button, it automates maintenance procedures and will readjust the system s image in seconds. ncontrol can be directly operated or interfaced with the user s IG for automatic changes between training profiles like from daytime training to NVG training. Features One-click power up/down and maintenance Save/load multiple training profiles changes eyepoints, accounts for different obstructions Control optical blenders for night/nvg training Automate procedures which could otherwise take hours

7 Northstar Simulation Certified Projectors 3D perception products are projectorindependent. This allows us, our partners, and our customers to retain the benefits of a rapidly advancing feature set available in the professional projector marketplace. Not every commercially available projector should be used in a real-time, long service life, deterministic environment. This is why 3DP developed the Northstar Simulation Certified program to indicate to our customers the specific projectors that pass our qualification of fit for use in professional simulation environments and are fully interoperable and seamlessly managed within 3DP s Northstar ecosystem. Simulator systems have an array of differing projection requirements. Needs may be high resolution, low latency, or extreme contrast; no single projector technology today meets all the requirements, so in most cases the chosen technology is a compromise. Other factors such as light output, night vision goggle suitability, weight, size, ruggedness and cost are important to consider. 3D perception provides and integrates a variety of professional projectors from several manufacturers. We offer options for one or three-chip DLP and LCoS technologies, UHP and LED illumination, along with a wide range of lenses, modules, mounts, and accessories. We customize projection solutions based on application needs. Dynamic Optical Blenders 3D perception s Dynamic Optical Blenders provide precision edge blending for night and night vision goggle (NVG) training, without compromising image quality. Optical blending does not sacrifice contrast for black level uniformity, and the servo-controlled optical blends can gradually take effect during day-to-night transitions. During run-time, blenders receive time- of-day cues from Northstar s ncontrol advanced scenario management software, which enables seamless transitions from pure electronic blends during daytime scenarios, through hybrid electronic/optical blends during dusk/dawn, to optical-only blends for night scenes. Features Eliminates extraneous light in overlap areas Optimizes image for day, dawn, dusk, & night without sacrificing contrast for black level Gradual transitions, or immediate change on new scenario load

8 Your Vision Our Mission Main Offices Norway Nye Vakås vei Hvalstad, Norway O: F: United States Challenger Pkwy Suite 170 Orlando, FL O: F: Specifications within are subject to change without notice. v050316