Fog Screen: A Technical Seminar Report in Partial Fulfillment of The Degree
Fog Screen: A Technical Seminar Report in Partial Fulfillment of The Degree
Bachelor of Technology
in
by
O.ALEKYA (15K41A05G0)
Submitted to
2018-2019
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that the Seminar Report entitled “FOG SCREEN” is a record
of bonafide work carried out by the student O. Alekya bearing Roll No
15K41A05G0 during the academic year 2018-19 in partial fulfillment of the award of
the degree of Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science & Engineering by the
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad.
I wish to take this opportunity to express my sincere and deep sense of respect to our
I express heartfelt thanks to the Head of Department, Computer Science & Engineering
I also thank the other staff members and friends who assisted me.
Fog Screen technology is a high-tech version of the technology in a cool air humidifier. Tap
water is pumped into the fog tank where it is blasted with ultrasound, turning it instantly into a
thick fog made of tiny water particles 2-3 microns in diameter. The tank’s internal design plus
3 sets of fans work together to create a very thin wall of mist about half of an inch thick. One
set of fans blows the fog downwards while the other two sandwiches the fog between air
curtains so that it becomes a smooth projection screen.
Fog Screen's basic patented technology presents an enormous number of
possible applications, sizes, forms, technical extensions (3D, for example), and versions. It can
be merged with many technologies. For example computer-vision-based finger tracking could
enable drawing in thin air, gaming, or a "fog web browser." With interactivity, the Fog Screen
becomes an immaterial computer touch screen with nearly unlimited applications.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
2. EXISTING SYSTEM...………………..………………………………………..2
2.1 DISADVANTAGES…………………..……………….……………………….4
3. PROPOSED SYSTEM…………………………………………………………….5
4. APPLICATION………………………………………….………………………...12
5. ADVANTAGES…………………………………………………………………...13
6. LIMITATIONS…………………………………………………………………….14
7. OPPERTUNITIES……………..…………………………………….……………..15
9. CONCLUSION…………………………………………………………………….17
10. REFERENCES…………………………………………………………….18
Chapter 1
Introduction
Inspired by science fiction movies such as Star Wars, two Finnish virtual reality researchers
created the Fog Screen to recreate some of the effects from these movies in real life.
Fog Screen is an exciting new projection technology that allows to project images and video
onto a screen of dry fog, creating the illusion that the images are floating in midair.
Fog Screen is the world’s first immaterial walk-through projection screen. Its
Qualities, in particular the walk-through capability, set Fog Screen apart from other displays
and thus created a seemingly successful market for its products.
The Fog Screen is an innovative display technology that allows for projections on a thin layer
of dry fog. Imagine the traditional pull down screen that is found in many classrooms today.
Instead of a screen being pulled down from the ceiling, fog is pushed down and held in place
by several small fans, allowing for a consistent surface for display.
Existing System
A projection screen is an installation consisting of a surface and a support structure used for
displaying a projected image for the view of an audience. Projection screens may be
permanently installed as in a movie theater, painted on the wall, semi-permanent or mobile, as
in a conference room or other non-dedicated viewing space such as an outdoor movie
screening (open air cinema). Uniformly white or grey screens are used almost exclusively as to
avoid any discoloration to the image, while the most desired brightness of the screen depends
on a number of variables, such as the ambient light level and the luminous power of the image
source. Flat or curved screens may be used depending on the optics used to project the image
and the desired geometrical accuracy of the image production, flat screens being the more
common of the two. Screens can be further designed for front or back projection, the more
common front projection systems having the image source situated on the same side of the
screen as the audience.
Different markets exist for screens targeted for use with digital projectors, movie projectors,
overhead projectors and slide projectors, although the basic idea for each of them is very much
the same: front projection screens work on diffusely reflecting the light projected on to them,
whereas back projection screens work by diffusely transmitting the light through them.
In commercial movie theaters, the screen is a reflective surface that may be either aluminized
(for high contrast in moderate ambient light) or a white surface with small glass beads (for
high brilliance under dark conditions). The screen also has hundreds of small, evenly spaced
holes to allow air to and from the speakers and subwoofer, which often are directly behind it.
Rigid wall-mounted screens maintain their geometry perfectly just like the big movie screens,
which makes them suitable for applications that demand exact reproduction of image
geometry. Such screens are often used in home theaters, along with the pull-down screens.
Electric screens can be wall mounted, ceiling mounted or ceiling recessed. These are often
larger screens, though electric screens are available for home theater use as well. Electric
screens are similar to pull-down screens, but instead of the screen being pulled down manually,
an electric motor raises and lowers the screen. Electric screens are usually raised or lowered
using either a remote control or wall-mounted switch, although some projectors are equipped
with an interface that connects to the screen and automatically lowers the screen when the
projector is switched on and raises it when the projector is switched off.
Switchable projection screen can be switched between opaque and clear. In the opaque state,
projected image on the screen can be viewed from both sides. It is very good for advertising on
store windows.
S R Engineering College 3 15K41A05G0
As already mentioned, the screen is made up of a layer of fog. It is therefore quite unique
that such a substance could allow for clear and undisturbed image projection. The
secret lies in how this layer of fog in maintained.Palovuori writes that the Fog
Screen creates a large non-turbulent airflow to protect a dry fog flow inside it from
turbulence (see Figure1). The outer airflow may get slightly turbulent, but the inner fog
layer remains thin and crisp. In a sense, the outer a i r -flow is like air curtains t h a t
sandwich the fog flow and maintain its integrity
Fog Screen creates a dry´ fog by ensuring that the water droplets are in the range of 2-3
microns in size and are electro statically charged so that they move around and away from
other objects. The fog is made within the device using water and ultrasonic waves. If you hold
your hands in the fog flow, the fog feels dry and cool, and your hands do not get wet.
After the screen is formed, images can be projected onto it. The screen can be translucent or
fully opaque. The fog we are using is dry, so it doesn’t make you wet even if you stay under
the Fog Screen device for a long time. The fog is made of ordinary water with no chemicals
whatsoever. With two projectors, you can project different images on both sides of the screen.
The founders of the Fog Screen were intrigued with the prospect of creating an image that
could float in the air and that people could walk through (that is the Princess Leia effect). They
set out to make a projected image float in the air by using different media such as dust, water,
fog. And then a mist of tiny water droplets. They then had to iterate their design repeatedly to
ensure that people would not get wet and that the Fog Screen could operate within a broad
range of environmental conditions. The ultrasonic transducer is used to divide the water into
small and tiny water droplets as the fog which we are using here is completely dry and it is
light. If we will take lager water droplets then it will create wet fog which can’t be used in the
formation of screen. The fog we are using is dry, so it doesn’t make you wet even if you stay
under the Fog Screen device for a long time. With two projectors, you can project different
images on both sides of the screen.
Fog Screen has been used in live malls, product launches, museums, to
attract more and more peoples.
It is used in case of projection a 3D image esp. in studies.
It can be used in seminars to make it more interactive (we can walk t hrough
the screen).
It can be used in place of air curtain in clubs to make it attractive.
Museums, events, trade shows, night clubs, casinos, TV shows, and amusement
parks are a number of areas where Fog Screen has been put into effective use.
One industry where it excels is in advertising. Lugmayr describes how Fog Screen
can be used in conjunction with laser scanner drivers, interactivity and
rendering modules, and a flash application. This creates an effective
advertisement that entices a user to walk through. A user could for example,
select a brick wall, or a waterfall via touch, walk through and by doing so
see screen afterwards. Viewers tend to remain captivated by such an interactive display
as opposed to others. Fog Screens use in trade shows has b een well received.
Nokia, one of many using the Fog Screen products, installed a number of
screens to trade show entrances that showed an animation of a character
walking and using the Nokia products. Nightclubs are another area, where
the screen literally becomes the entrance into the club provoking the public
to walkthrough. The Box nightclub in Belfast has installed a number of
them, providing amazing visuals inside. Fog Screen can almost be used in
any situation. The Fog Screen team also set up each screen to their requirements
in order that the effect is as expected wherever it may be used. Its ability to
be used throughout so many industries is evidence of Fog Screens significance to
Multimedia and one that looks like it shall continue. Entertain your guests
with Fog Screen
Whether you are planning a rock concert, a prize ceremony, an anniversary,
any commercial or private event, we use the magical Fog Screen. Guests can
enter through the screen to an event!
S R Engineering College 12 15K41A05G0
Chapter 4
Advantages
The Fog Screen developers say t he unique nature of Fog Screen will make it a
memorable experience for customers Fog Screen is environment all y friendly, a
sit uses on l y water as requirement and produces chemical free fog.
Increase p r o d u ct skill and quality of products. Safety for kids, fun and play
time for the kids. It is I m m a t er i a l - you could walk through it.
Increase production skills-technology transfer. -Reduce competition -
increase quality of product -Enter to new market. (In different market.)
Increase for workers with an increase in marginal cost Fog Screen is working on new
hardware products -Fog Screen with specialized capabilities (that is live performances,
retail environments, etc.). There are also significant enhancements being made to the
interactivity and 3-dimensional imaging capabilities of the screen.
Fog Screen works best indoors with a dark background that enhances the
brightness of the image on the Fog Screen behind the projector. So, it can’t be
used in daylight.
It is presently very much expensive, but theFogScreen.inc is working on providing it in
a reasonable price.
Price is one weakness, with the cost Fog Screen will have to cater for a specialized
market, unlikely ever to be used in the normal household or to replace plasma/LCD
displays.
Need 1kW of energy to produce 1m long fog screen. And it is produce 3-5 litres of
water in one hour which should be vent. And you can't make a high fog screen,
because fog would diffuse with distance.
It can be used in place of air curtain in clubs to make itattractive.Museums, events,
trade shows, night clubs, casinos, TV shows, and amusement parks are a number of
areas where Fog Screen has been put into effective use. One industry where it excels is
in advertising. Lugmayr (2007) describes how Fog Screen can be used in conjunction
with laser scanner drivers, interactivity and rendering modules, and a flash application.
This creates an effective advertisement that entices a user to walkthrough. A user could
for example, select a brick wall, or a waterfall via touch, walk through and by doing so
see screen afterwards. Viewers tend to remain captivated by such an interactive display
as opposed to others.
Fog Screens use in trade shows has been well received. Nokia, one of many using the
Fog Screen products, installed a number of screens to trade show entrances that
showed an animation of a character walking and using the Nokia products. Nightclubs
are another area, where the screen literally becomes the entrance into the club
provoking the public to walkthrough. The Box nightclub in Belfast has installed a
number of them, providing amazing visuals inside. Fog Screen can almost be used in
any situation. The Fog Screen team also set up each screen to the requirements in order
that the effect is as expected wherever it may be used.
With interactivity, the FogScreen becomes an immaterial computer touch screen with
nearly unlimited applications. In the long term the FogScreen will be able to provide a
meaningful interface for virtual exploration, performance and composition.
Reckoned amid one of the notable business names, we are immersed in presenting to
our clients a wide collection of LED Fog Screen. In conformity with the developments
taking place in the industry, offered products could be acquired from us in an
assortment of provisions.
Technology of the future literally revolutionizes the limits of projection screens and
blurs the boundaries among art, science, and fun. It must be remembered that
FogScreen projection screen is first and foremost and effect screen – not a high-
resolution display. It is detailed enough to easily watch a movie on when set up
properly. The Video quality images it produces are impressive considering it is simply
floating on air currents,However content should be considered carefully to maximize
results:
High contrast
Bright colours
Large objects
Text larger than 15 cm
Finally, as described earlier, the resolution quality is best at the top of the screen, and
degrades as the screen falls. As such, any high detail graphics, particularly smaller text
should be oriented towards the top of the screen. FogScreen is the world’s only walk-
through projection screen. It uses just tap water and air to generate a thin slice of mist
onto which any image or video can be created with a standard projector. FogScreen
projection screen’s patented technology creates a mist so fine it’s electro-statically
charged and will repel away from the people walking through it, finally dissipating into
the air. The screen generator hangs above the ground and emits the effect downwards
using laminar air flow and gravity. There are no side or floor components required.
www.fogscreen.com
www.google.com
www.wikipedia.com
www.scribd.com