Mixed Reality Headset, 2016
Tools are platforms upon which biological limitations may be overcome. For the MIT ProjX fair, James Li and I proposed Project Argus, a headset which can provide an individual with enhanced and augmented vision. We were given $500 in funding for this project.
Two systems were designed for unique use cases. Argus Heavy is a full-head helmet which provides night vision, zoom, wide range, and macro modes. Argus Lite provides night vision and zoom to one eye in a more mobile package, allowing normal functionality for the other eye. The optics allowed vision from both eyes to still align. These devices can be used as pass-through augmented reality platforms for the development of new applications.
Lenses in front of cameras provide enhancements to a user's vision. A live video feed is fed through a Raspberry Pi to LED screens within the device, which the user can focus on via a convex lens. The units are battery-powered for up to ~6 hours of continuous run-time.
The headsets were designed in Solidworks, and the final iteration was 3D printed and ran on Python scripts loaded to the Raspberry Pi.
