Assembled Device in EBU 2 Courtyard
Assembled Device (Isometric View)
Video of Device Performance
Video of Scan from Camera
Assembled Device (Side-Top View)
Assembled Device (Front View)
Camera and Laser System
Camera and Laser System (Side View)
Motor and Actuator
Stepper Motor attached to actuator via coupling
Electronics Housing with Integrated Display
Electronics Housing (Interior)
Current Design (Side)
Current Design (Side)
Current Design (Front)
Current Design
Current Design (Top)
Camera height adjustment system (ball grip mount)
Segment 1
Segment 2
Segment 3
Sensor Integration PCB
Raspberry Pi used as processor/controller
Electronics Housing
IMU sensor with integrated accelerometer, gyroscope, and GPS
Lux Sensor to measure Ambient Light Level
Motor Driver with Sub Microstepping, reducing vibrations
Motor with 2 windings, no encoder
Portable power supply which uses a rechargeable lithium-ion battery.
Proof of concept consisting of an experimental test setup. Laser moves over rock as the bed slides and pictures are taken at different intervals of various heights.
Mapping of 3D Laser Triangulation and the Law of Sines
Output graph of the scanned smaller rock
Output graph of the scanned larger rock
Output graph of the scanned rock under experimental test setup.
Output graph of the scanned calibration block under experimental test setup.
Output graph of the calibration relationship between pixel and measured height.
Laser Line Disturbance Profile
Example of Topography Results
Early Design
Early Design (Performance Animation)
Early Design (Camera/Laser Mount)
Early Design (Dimensions)
Early Design (Slider System)
Early Design (Lead Screw System)