John O. Merritt

John O. Merritt was an expert in the applications of stereoscopic 3D displays and remote-presence systems.

He was a Fellow of SPIE^[1] and co-chaired the annual SPIE/IS&T Conference on Stereoscopic Displays and Applications since co-founding it in 1990.^[2] He taught, together with Andrew Woods, a short course on "Stereoscopic Display Application Issues" each year at the annual Stereoscopic Displays and Applications conference. He also co-chaired the IS&T/SPIE 2002 Electronic Imaging: Science and Technology Symposium.^[3]

He was the author of over 60 technical reports and papers in topics related to vision and simulation. Topics he worked on include telerobotics, medical imaging and military off-road mobility.

He was the Chief Technology Officer of The Merritt Group.

Merritt died in July 2021 at age 81.^[4]

Published work

Merritt wrote, co-authored, and published many works across many fields of study. These include, but are not limited to:

• (1990-2009) Co-editor of all 20 proceedings volumes of the Stereoscopic Displays and Applications conference (1990-2009) co-published by SPIE and IS&T:
  • Stereoscopic Displays and Applications (1990) Proc. SPIE Vol. 1256
  • Stereoscopic Displays and Applications II (1991) Proc. SPIE Vol. 1457
  • Stereoscopic Displays and Applications III (1992) Proc. SPIE Vol. 1669
  • Stereoscopic Displays and Applications IV (1993) Proc. SPIE Vol. 1915
  • Stereoscopic Displays and Virtual Reality Systems (1994) Proc. SPIE Vol. 2177
  • Stereoscopic Displays and Virtual Reality Systems II (1995) Proc. SPIE Vol. 2409
  • Stereoscopic Displays and Virtual Reality Systems III (1996) Proc. SPIE Vol. 2653
  • Stereoscopic Displays and Virtual Reality Systems IV (1997) Proc. SPIE Vol. 3012
  • Stereoscopic Displays and Virtual Reality Systems V (1998) Proc. SPIE Vol. 3295
  • Stereoscopic Displays and Virtual Reality Systems VI (1999) Proc. SPIE Vol. 3639
  • Stereoscopic Displays and Virtual Reality Systems VII (2000) Proc. SPIE Vol. 3957
  • Stereoscopic Displays and Virtual Reality Systems VIII (2001) Proc. SPIE Vol. 4297
  • Stereoscopic Displays and Virtual Reality Systems IX (2002) Proc. SPIE Vol. 4660
  • Stereoscopic Displays and Virtual Reality Systems X (2003) Proc. SPIE Vol. 5006
  • Stereoscopic Displays and Virtual Reality Systems XI (2004) Proc. SPIE Vol. 5291
  • Stereoscopic Displays and Virtual Reality Systems XII (2005) Proc. SPIE Vol. 5664
  • Stereoscopic Displays and Virtual Reality Systems XIII (2006) Proc. SPIE Vol. 6055
  • Stereoscopic Displays and Virtual Reality Systems XIV (2007) Proc. SPIE Vol. 6490
  • Stereoscopic Displays and Applications XIX (2008) Proc. SPIE Vol. 6803
  • Stereoscopic Displays and Applications XX (2009) Proc. SPIE Vol. 7237 (in press)
• Merritt J.O., CuQlock-Knopp, G., Paicopolis, P., Smoot, J., Kregel, M., Corona, B., (2006) Binocular depth acuity research to support the Modular Multi-Spectral Stereoscopic Night Vision Goggle. in Proceedings of the SPIE Defense and Security Symposium 11th Annual Conference on "Helmet- and Head-Mounted Displays X: Technologies and Applications. Vol, 6224, 622403.
• Merritt, J.O., CuQlock-Knopp, G., & Myles, K., (1997) Enhanced perception of terrain hazards in off-road path choice: stereo 3D versus 2D displays in SPIE's 11th Annual International Symposium on Aerospace/Defense Sensing, Simulation, and Control. Proc. SPIE Vol. 3062, pp. 101–104, ORLANDO, FL.
• Merritt J.O., (1982) The Effect of Wide-angle Headlight Illumination on Driver Performance, Human Factors Research, Incorporated, United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Published by U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
• Pepper, R., Cole, R., Merritt, J., Smith, D. (1978) Operator performance using conventional or stereo video displays, Optical Engineering, 17:4:411-415, July/August 1978.
• Merritt, J.O. (1978) Driver Visibility Quality: An Electro-optical Meter for In-vehicle Measurement of Modulation Transfer (MTF), United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, United States. Published by National Technical Information Service.

See also

• IS&T/SPIE Stereoscopic Displays and Applications conference (official conference website: www.stereoscopic.org)

References

1. "John Merritt". spie.org. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
2. "A video interview with John Merritt and Andrew Woods: Getting rid of ghosts in 3D display". spie.org. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
3. "Stereoscopic Displays and Applications XIII (2002)". www.stereoscopic.org. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
4. "The Merritt Group". www.merritt.com. Retrieved 2023-11-29.

External links

• The Merritt Group
• "SPIE names its first Senior Members" (18 November 2008)
• "Stereoscopic Display Application Issues" Short Course
• Electronic Imaging: Science and Technology Symposium