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	[[~~File:~~Ivan Sutherland's head-mounted display ~~with ultrasonic tracking system.jpg\|thumb\|Ivan Sutherland's head-mounted display with [[ultrasonic tracking system]]]]~~		#Redirect [[Ivan Sutherland's head-mounted 3D display]]
	~~'''Ivan Sutherland's head-mounted display''' is a [[head-mounted display]] and rendering system created by [[Ivan Sutherland]] that was the first to be driven by computer graphics.~~

	The mechanical system is informally called the [[Sword of Damocles]]. It does not masswise support the headset. The headset is very light and rests its weight on the user's head.<ref name="x728">{{cite web \| title=Nextgen AR Glasses: Autofocus, Telepresence, Personal Assistants \| website=YouTube \| date=2024-03-06 \| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKKtVvFcR2A \| access-date=2024-09-07}}</ref>

	There is a research publication by Ivan Sutherland outlining the details of the system. In the research publication, he claimed that the fundamental idea behind three-dimensional displays is to present the user with a perspective image that changes as he moves.<ref name="j688">{{cite conference \| last=Sutherland \| first=Ivan E. \| title=A head-mounted three dimensional display \| publisher=ACM Press \| date=1968 \| doi=10.1145/1476589.1476686 \| page=757}}</ref>

	~~The head mounted display has IPD adjustment capability.<ref name="j688"/>~~

	~~==Research==~~
	Two separate positioning systems were explored: A mechanical system and an [[ultrasonic tracking system]]. The ultrasonic system has three transmitters which transmit at 37khz, 38.6khz, and 40.2khz respectively.<ref name="j688"/>

	~~==Specifications==~~
	* About a 40 degree field of view.<ref name="j688"/>

	~~==References==~~
	~~<references />~~

	~~[[Category:Head-mounted displays~~]]

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[[File:Ivan Sutherland's head-mounted display with ultrasonic tracking system.jpg|thumb|Ivan Sutherland's head-mounted display with [[ultrasonic tracking system]]]]
'''Ivan Sutherland's head-mounted display''' is a [[head-mounted display]] and rendering system created by [[Ivan Sutherland]] that was the first to be driven by computer graphics.

The mechanical system is informally called the [[Sword of Damocles]]. It does not masswise support the headset. The headset is very light and rests its weight on the user's head.<ref name="x728">{{cite web | title=Nextgen AR Glasses: Autofocus, Telepresence, Personal Assistants | website=YouTube | date=2024-03-06 | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKKtVvFcR2A | access-date=2024-09-07}}</ref>

There is a research publication by Ivan Sutherland outlining the details of the system. In the research publication, he claimed that the fundamental idea behind three-dimensional displays is to present the user with a perspective image that changes as he moves.<ref name="j688">{{cite conference | last=Sutherland | first=Ivan E. | title=A head-mounted three dimensional display | publisher=ACM Press | date=1968 | doi=10.1145/1476589.1476686 | page=757}}</ref>

The head mounted display has IPD adjustment capability.<ref name="j688"/>

==Research==
Two separate positioning systems were explored: A mechanical system and an [[ultrasonic tracking system]]. The ultrasonic system has three transmitters which transmit at 37khz, 38.6khz, and 40.2khz respectively.<ref name="j688"/>

==Specifications==
* About a 40 degree field of view.<ref name="j688"/>

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Head-mounted displays]]