NCCI 2010 -National Conference on Computational Instrumentation
CSIO Chandigarh, INDIA, 19-20 March 2010
ANALYSIS OF AUTO DYNAMIC INTENSITY VARIATION FOR ACTIVE
DISPLAY INTENSITY CONTROL FOR WIDE BACKGROUND INTENSITY
Upasna, Mandal Danvir, Karar Vinod*, Saini Surender Singh *
Institute of Engineering and Technology, Bhaddal, Ropar, Punjab
*Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Chandigarh
ABSTRACT: The display systems with the human eye features like automatic intensity control (AIC) under varying background luminance conditions add more challenge to design of display systems. The AIC can be achieved by varying the display intensity according to the background intensity level taking into account the comfort level of the user. In this paper, various parameters important for automatic intensity control design have been discussed and a new methodology based on look up table generated using experimental values has been devised by which the display intensity can be adaptively varied maintaining an adequate contrast ratio in real time mode. 1. INTRODUCTION
the major factors in the implementation of AIC
The use of automatic change in display intensity with
the change of background intensity enhances the
comfort level of the viewer by maintaining an
Background Intensity) / Background Intensity
appropriate contrast ratio. The main challenge is to
make the system response in real time mode and
4. AIC ALGORITHM REALIZATION
provide good contrast ratio of the scene, image or
Various algorithms or methodologies like
approximations by power series, exponential series,
and approximation methods can be used for
generation and implementation of AIC output
2. REQUIREMENT OF AIC
function but they suffer from shortcomings like large
scale of error, low accuracy, complexity, non-real
depends on the strength of video signal input while
time operation, etc. The AIC algorithm using lookup
the intensity depends on the DC level of the video
table has been derived and based on experiments
signal. By suitably varying the DC level of the video
conducted on CRT projection display. Experimental
signal, the display intensity can be adaptively varied
values are based on measurements of background
and a contrast ratio between 1.2 and 2.5 can be
intensity and background + display intensity at
maintained under varying background intensity.
various settings of the user controlled intensity
potentiometer. These two inputs are conditioned and
3. AIC PARAMETERS
given as input to ADC which is further processed by
The photo sensor is based on eye response curve
the microcontroller. A curve has been plotted and
of the intensity sensor, i.e. in the wavelength region
piecewise linearized. A line equation for each linear
of 500-600nm. The basic block diagram of AIC
tras 1.6 on
Where θ = tan-1 (∆Y/∆X) and C is user controlled
Accordingly, the inputs for implementation of
intensity calibrated for intensity levels from 0cd/m2
AIC algorithm are: user controlled intensity control
to 6800cd/m2 converted to 0V to 2.5V corresponding
and AIC sensor output voltage corresponding to the
to ADC reference voltage. Three modes i.e. Day
background intensity. The Contrast Ratio was one of
time, night time and AIC (where major control of the intensity is done automatically through software)
NCCI 2010 -National Conference on Computational Instrumentation
CSIO Chandigarh, INDIA, 19-20 March 2010
mode for intensity control have incorporated. The contrast ratio can be further improved by a factor of 0.2 through user controller intensity potentiometer. The following plot shows that the contrast ratio of 1.271 to 2.20 has been achieved, as desired. The achieved curve plotted between background intensity and background intensity + display intensity is shown in figure below.
5. CONCLUSIONS
The desired contrast ratio range from 1.2 to 2.2
using look table generated through experimental values has been achieved in real time mode for the full dynamic background intensity range.
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