Static omnidirectional stereoscopic display system

A unique three camera stereoscopic omnidirectional viewing system based on the periscopic panoramic camera described in the 11/98 SPIE proceedings (AM13). The 3 panoramic cameras are equilaterally combined so each leg of the triangle approximates the human inter-ocular spacing allowing each panoramic camera to view 240 degrees of the panoramic scene, the most counter clockwise 120 degrees being the left eye field and the other 120 degrees segment being the right eye field. Field definition may be by green/red filtration or time discrimination of the video signal. In the first instance a 2 color spectacle is used in viewing the display or in the 2nd instance LCD goggles are used to differentiate the Rn fields. Radially scanned vidicons or re-mapped CCDs may be used.,The display consists of three vertically stacked 120 degrees segments of the panoramic field of view with 2 fields/frame. Field A being the left eye display and Field B the right eye display.;