The new product will be launched later this month during a webinar hosted by the engineering website, Global Spec (Engineering 360).
The category of XR refers to virtual (VR), augmented (AR), and mixed reality (MR) headsets and smart glasses. Eric Eisenberg, optics development manager at Radiant, will lead the live 45-minute presentation and a question-and-answer session with webinar attendees following the product introduction.
Radiant, which specializes in testing solutions for displays and light sources, gave has offered some details about the new product. According to Radiant, the new XR display test system incorporates flexibility “to meet a range of diverse measurement needs for unique XR devices out of the box.”
The new solution’s optical design includes electronic focus control, a range of imaging resolution and FOV options, and folded ("periscope") optical geometries to accommodate different XR device focus ranges, display specifications, and form factors.
“The advantage of the solution’s flexible design is that it offers XR manufacturers a means of selecting and deploying a more tailored and comprehensive XR test system that continues to replicate human vision in headsets, in many cases eliminating the need for costly custom equipment,” Radiant said in a press statement.
“Emulating user perception for visual inspection across XR devices is a growing challenge,” said Eisenberg. “Fundamentally, XR test systems are designed to capture the field of view of an immersive display from a near-eye position—the same position as the user’s eye in the headset.”
However, according Eisenberg, the types of displays, projection methods, headset hardware, and other variables of the XR design continue to evolve, “requiring more specific test system configurations and capabilities that aren’t one-size-fits-all.”
He said: “Increasingly, XR manufacturers have had to invest in custom equipment to meet specific measurement needs, creating a huge time and cost burden.
“And, of course, XR devices aren’t becoming standardized—the device landscape continues to be incredibly diverse. What’s needed is a more flexible measurement solution that allows manufacturers to deploy XR display testing for their unique devices more easily and cost-effectively.”
Information and registration for the live webinar broadcast on March 24 is available here.