Application of Holographic Displays

Field

Application

Aerospace

 

Air Traffic Control; Orbital Displays; Flight Simulators; Aircraft Radar displays; Defects in honeycomb plates; Testing of construction materials; Testing of welding methods; Inspection of rocket bodies; Flow visualization in wind tunnels; Vibration modes of turbine blades

Automobiles

 

Testing of oil pressure sections; Testing of welding methods;
Research in construction of automobile bodies; Construction of engines

Civil Engineering

Analysis of constructions; Design of pipes; Research in concrete.

Chemical industry

 

Measurement of mixed fluids; Tire, rubber and NDT of tires, plastics; Testing of molded products; Measurement of adhesion defects

Cultural articles and paintings

Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) and restoration.

Electrical and electronic industries

Optical Data Storage; Vibration modes of turbine blades, motors, transformers, loudspeakers; Testing of welding and adhesion; Testing of circuit parts; Analysis of audio equipment;
Leak test of batteries; Pattern Generators

Entertainment Industry

Holographic Movies; 3D Multi-player Games; Theme Park Displays

Geophysics

3D Seismological studies for oil and minerals

Machine tools and precision instruments

 

 

Display of deformations of machine parts, jigs and tools;
Measurement inside cylinders; Measurements of stiffness (heat, static or dynamic); Analysis of construction of instruments and tools

Maritime

Real Time Ship Viewers; Sonar visualization.

Medicine

 

Visualization of living bodies, sonograms, MRI, Surgery; Overlays during surgery; Teaching surgery; Plastic surgery post-operative modeling; Chest deformation due to inhalation; Measurement on teeth and bones; Testing materials for dental surgery; Testing of urinary track; Measurement on eyes, ears, etc.

Military Applications

Battle simulations; 3D Heads up display without goggles

Musical instruments

Measurement of vibration modes

Telecommunications

Broad band communications for multimedia applications;

Data Transfer Security

Science and Research

3D scientific displays

Table I.  Applications of holographic displays