The Merritt Group provides expert consulting on stereoscopic displays and applications. 

Chief Technology Officer John O. Merritt has over 25 years of experience in the design and evaluation of stereoscopic 3D video displays for:
  • Telepresence systems
  • Telerobotics and remote manipulation
  • Scientific visualization
  • Medical imaging
  • Endoscopic surgery
  • Image interpretation
  • Military off-road mobility
  • Night vision devices
 


John O. Merritt
Chief Technology Officer

John Merritt is an internationally recognized expert in the operational use of stereoscopic 3D displays and the application of research and development in sensory and perceptual science to remote-presence systems. He brings his extensive practical and theoretical knowledge of spatial perception and stereoscopic video applications to every project.

His early work in overhead reconnaissance as an Naval Air Intelligence Officer, combined with his years of experience as a 3D-display design consultant, make him uniquely qualified to assess the strengths and weaknesses of advanced 3D imaging systems.

John has extensive experience comparing task performance in 3D vs. 2D evaluation studies. Since completing his graduate work in sensory and perceptual psychology at Harvard University, he has provided vision research and human factors engineering consulting services to a broad range of industrial and government clients. As a senior research scientist at Perceptronics in Woodland Hills, CA, he headed a number of R&D projects related to vision and visual-simulator displays.

He is the author of numerous technical reports and papers in the areas of vision research, night vision devices (NVDs), evaluation of 3-D systems for remote manipulation, image-quality standards, visibility and illumination, photointerpretation, simulator displays, highway safety, and visual fatigue.



John is a member the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society (HFES), the Society for Information Display (SID), the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), and the Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). He has co-chaired the annual SPIE/IS&T Conference on Stereoscopic Displays and Applications since founding it in 1990.

For more information about the upcoming 20th Annual Stereoscopic Displays and Applications conference, click on the banner below or see: www.stereoscopic.org




John Merritt and Andrew Woods of Curtin University of Technology co-teach a popular short course on stereoscopic displays and applications at each annual conference. The course covers key principles and practices essential for the design of successful stereoscopic display and imaging systems, and includes demonstrations of leading-edge stereoscopic hardware. For the full course description, see: www.stereoscopic.org/sc/index.html


At left, John demonstrates orthostereoscopic imaging and display geometry using a Proview XL-50 head-mounted display provided by Kaiser Electro Optics of Carlsbad, California, at the annual SPIE/IS&T Conference on Stereoscopic Displays and Applications.

Photo courtesy Andrew Woods, Curtin University of Technology





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Last updated:  May 23, 2008