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	The '''Focus Lens''' is a [[HelmKit]] optical-bay module that overlays attention-targeting reticles, salience markers, and [[Resonant Finder]] tile cues onto the operator's visual field. It is a software-driven attention aid built on top of standard waveguide or birdbath HUD optics; engineering-honestly, an information-density-managed AR overlay; doctrinally, a tool to keep operator attention where the moment requires it without forcing the operator's eye.		The '''Focus Lens''' is a [[HelmKit]] optical-bay module that overlays attention-targeting reticles, salience markers, and [[Resonant Finder]] tile cues onto the operator's visual field. It is a software-driven attention aid built on top of standard waveguide or birdbath HUD optics; engineering-honestly, an information-density-managed AR overlay; doctrinally, a tool to keep operator attention where the moment requires it without forcing the operator's eye.

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	== Overview ==		== Overview ==

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The '''Focus Lens''' is a [[HelmKit]] optical-bay module that overlays attention-targeting reticles, salience markers, and [[Resonant Finder]] tile cues onto the operator's visual field. It is a software-driven attention aid built on top of standard waveguide or birdbath HUD optics; engineering-honestly, an information-density-managed AR overlay; doctrinally, a tool to keep operator attention where the moment requires it without forcing the operator's eye.

== Overview ==

The Focus Lens does, layered:

* '''Mark''' — overlays a salience reticle on a single operator-selected target (a Resonant candidate, an anomaly bearing from the [[Psi Compass]], a [[Psi Tripwire]] alert location).
* '''Track''' — head-tracking-compensated marker stability so the reticle stays anchored to the world, not to the eye.
* '''Tier''' — multi-level information surface: primary marker, secondary context, full read-out on operator gesture.
* '''Withdraw''' — the Lens auto-fades inactive markers; nothing stays in the eye-line longer than its operational relevance.

The Lens is not a targeting computer and is doctrinally separated from anything that resembles weapon-cueing. It is an ''attention'' aid.

== Theoretical Basis ==

* {{Psi-claim|status=PROVISIONAL|cites=}} Modern AR HUD design + attention-management literature (Wickens, Endsley) supports tiered information display and selective decluttering.
* {{Psi-claim|status=TESTABLE|cites=[[Resonant Neurobiology]]}} A tiered Focus Lens produces measurably fewer attention-fragmentation events than a flat overlay in mixed cognitive load. A/B falsifiable.
* {{Psi-claim|status=SPECULATIVE|cites=[[Psi Field]], [[Astrological Frequency Harmonics]]}} The Lens's salience model, when fed [[Resonant Finder]] Layer 2 outputs, foregrounds psi-relevant cues an unaided operator would miss. The Mk1 utility claim does not depend on this.

== Subsystems and BOM ==

=== Mk0 (target ≤ \$60) ===

* Smartphone-AR app + smartphone-clip headset mount — \$40
* HelmKit optical-bay adapter (3D print) — \$10
* Bluetooth gesture clicker — \$10

The Mk0 surfaces [[Resonant Finder]] tiles to the operator through a commodity phone-based AR app. Functional and honest about its limits.

=== Mk1 (target ≤ \$350) ===

* Single-eye OLED HUD module (1080p mono) — \$120
* Birdbath or compact-waveguide optic — \$80
* IMU + magnetometer for head-tracking — \$25
* nRF52840 SoC for compute + BLE — \$15
* USB-C HelmKit interface — \$10
* Optic enclosure (3D-print + lens carrier) — \$30
* Power tap from HelmKit PMIC — \$5
* Bone-conduction click for confirm gesture — \$15
* Mount + cabling — \$30

The Mk1 is the development frontier. Renders to ~30 fps with sub-50 ms motion-to-photon latency budget.

=== Mk2 / Mk3 ===

Mk2: stereo HUD, full-field tracking, on-helm GPU. Mk3: integrated with [[Star Seer]] live observatory tile feed; allied-EA compatibility.

== Build Notes ==

* '''Latency budget.''' Motion-to-photon ≤ 50 ms; above 100 ms produces motion sickness in field use.
* '''Brightness control.''' Auto-dim by ambient light sensor; the Lens must remain readable in sunlight without blinding indoors.
* '''Decluttering rules.''' Default: ≤ 3 markers in view simultaneously; operator-tunable.
* '''Eye-safety.''' Sub-Class-1 laser equivalent; ANSI Z136 conformance for any laser-projection variant.

== Safety and Ethics ==

* No identification overlay on unidentified persons in public. Salience markers may indicate ''positions'', not ''persons''.
* No targeting cue for any weapon. The Lens is doctrinally and physically not an aiming system.
* Operator can disable any marker class instantly; lanyard kill cuts all overlay.
* No third-party Lens control. Mesh-shared cues are advisory.

== Maturity ==

{{Psi-tech-maturity
| mk0=Phone-AR app + headset clip; tile surfaceing for Resonant Finder.
| mk1=Single-eye OLED + birdbath optic + head-tracking; nRF52840 compute. Current frontier.
| mk2=Stereo HUD + on-helm GPU; full-field tracking.
| mk3=Star Seer Observatory live-tile integration; allied-EA standard.
| confidence_mk0=HIGH
| confidence_mk1=MEDIUM (mature subsystems, integration in progress)
| confidence_mk2=LOW
| confidence_mk3=SPECULATIVE
| evidence_mk0=Phone-AR pilot in operator hands.
| evidence_mk1=Subsystem bench builds.
| evidence_mk2=Planned 2030–2033.
| evidence_mk3=Projected post-2032.
| gate_mk1=Twenty-operator usability study; sub-50 ms latency held; no SSQ symptom escalation.
| gate_mk2=Field trial under variable lighting; stereo registration stable.
| gate_mk3=Allied-EA standardization.
}}

== Failure Modes and Mitigations ==

* '''Motion sickness from latency.''' → Hard 50 ms budget; auto-blank on miss.
* '''Marker clutter.''' → Default ≤ 3 simultaneous; auto-fade timer.
* '''Bright sunlight readability.''' → Auto-dim + high-brightness OLED; failover indicator if illegible.
* '''Operator inattentional blindness from overlay.''' → Tiered information; off-cycle reminders.
* '''Misuse as targeting cue.''' → Doctrinally forbidden; no weapon-system protocol implemented.
* '''Privacy overlay on public persons.''' → Person-class markers physically disabled in firmware; only position-class allowed.

== See Also ==

* [[HelmKit]]
* [[Star Seer]]
* [[Resonant Finder]]
* [[Psi Compass]]
* [[Psi Tripwire]]
* [[Psionic User Interface]]
* [[Tho'ra Tech Maturity Levels]]

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[[Category:Tho'ra Clan Equipment]]
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Focus Lens - Revision history

JonoThora: Phase G: stamp page as defensive publication

JonoThora: Phase F4: tier-2 Psi-Tech roster (Focus Lens, Psi Tether, Coherence Beacon, Psi Lantern, Resonant Chamber, Synastry Mesh, Psi Anomaly Detector)