Chatten Applies eMagin Technology to Head-Aimed Remote Viewer

  
    
  
  
    
      Chatten Associates, Inc., reports a new application for eMagin’s 
      (AMEX:EMA) Z800 3DVisor. The Pennsylvania-based hardware developer has 
      turned the popular gaming device into a controller for remotely driven 
      vehicles.
    
    
      “We simply modified the 3DVisor to fit on a 
      soldier's night vision helmet mount,” noted 
      John Chatten, CEO and president, Chatten Associates. “Soldiers 
      responsible for disposing of explosive ordnance use it as part of a 
      head-aimed vision system to look for road-side bombs. Wherever the 
      soldier looks, the sensor gimbal-mounted on the vehicle looks (courtesy 
      of the Z800's motion detectors). For soldiers wearing the system, it's 
      like being out there, except they don't get hurt if the bomb goes off."
    
    
      Chatten Associates believes its head-aimed remote viewer (HARV) brings 
      unmatched tele-operations effectiveness to every remotely operated 
      vehicle. By providing a compelling level of telepresence, HARV creates a 
      several-fold increase in situational awareness and decision speed. Its 
      head-aimed vision process harnesses the natural visual processing 
      capability of the human mind at an unconscious level. The result is a 
      3-4x increase in mission effectiveness and tele-robotic productivity.
    
    
      Joseph Wu, the U.S. Army Director of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal 
      Technology Directorate commented, “The system 
      and technology will greatly benefit current operations and save lives.”
    
    
      “We’re proud to have 
      created a product that serves so effectively and can potentially save 
      lives,” said Susan Jones, executive vice 
      president, eMagin Corporation. “This is one 
      more application that takes the Z800 3DVisor beyond gaming and 
      entertainment. The product is proving to be a useful tool for a number 
      of simulation applications as well.”
    
    
      The Z800 3DVisor provides superb 3D stereovision and headtracking for PC 
      gaming, training and simulation, and other applications. At the 2006 
      Consumer Electronics Show, the Z800 3DVisor won the coveted CEA 
      Innovation of the Year award in the digital display category and a 
      Design and Engineering Innovation Award for the electronic gaming 
      category. The Z800 3DVisor delivers a high-color, high-contrast virtual 
      image equivalent to a 105-inch screen viewed at twelve feet, in 
      full-color stereovision. Its high-speed headtracking provides full 
      360-degree viewing, enabling users to look around and move in the 
      virtual world much like they do in the real world. It is powered by two 
      OLED panels (1.44 million pixels each) with 800 x 600 resolution in more 
      than 16 million colors. Completing the near-immersive experience is an 
      integrated, audio system with stereo earbuds and a noise-canceling 
      microphone. To power all these capabilities, the Z800 3DVisor requires 
      only a standard USB port and can greatly extend a laptop's battery life 
      when it is used instead of the standard LCD laptop screen.
    
    
      About Chatten Associates
    
    
      Founded by John Chatten in 1972 to focus on human/robotic interfaces, 
      Chatten Associates, Inc. has conducted several DoD and DARPA contracts 
      to develop the vision systems to provide vision-based control systems 
      for robotic equipment. The company also developed a successful line of 
      medical diagnostic equipment under the brand name “Telefactor.” 
      Currently, Chatten Associates is working on several projects for the US 
      Army to use robotics in saving lives in Iraq in the fight against 
      roadside bombs.
    
    
      About eMagin Corporation
    
    
      A leader in OLED microdisplay technology and personal display systems, 
      eMagin integrates high-resolution OLED microdisplays with magnifying 
      optics to deliver virtual images comparable to large-screen computer and 
      television displays in portable, low-power, lightweight personal 
      displays. eMagin microdisplays provide near-eye imagery in a variety of 
      products from military, industrial, medical and consumer OEMs. The 
      company’s own Z800 3DVisor provides 3D 
      stereovision and headtracking for PC gaming, training and simulation, 
      immersion therapy, and other applications. eMagin's microdisplay 
      manufacturing and R&D operations are co-located with IBM on its campus 
      in East Fishkill, New York. System design facilities and sales and 
      marketing are located in Bellevue, Washington.