This apparatus is a structured-light scanner for accurate (<1mm) digitization of 3D artifacts by manipulation (presentation of its different parts) of the artifact in front of the scanner. The manipulation may be manual or "robotic" (e.g. turn table). The objects to be acquired with this system must have sizes of at most 10e(-5) m3 and opaque surfaces. The important characteristic of this system is its real-time feedback to the operator on the surfaces that have already been acquired, so that s/he can present those missing in the reconstruction.
In addition to this 3D reconstruction, the system will be enhanced with an off-line algorithm tracking the manual manipulation of the object during its presentation to the system. This will enable at least two applications: (1) recording what is a safe manipulation of an artifact, (2) recording how the object is supposed to be used (e.g. for tools).
Target user(s): Any
License: No license for the tool is currently available
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