- Case Study -
3D SCANNER
I needed an automated 3D scanner to create digital copies of real-world objects. Art students and faculty wanted something big enough to scan people and clothing. A nursing professor imagined rapid skin cancer screening. Made of engineered wood cut with a computerized router, the scanner's rigid framework enables precise motion control. Visitors experienced these life-size, animated models in virtual reality at the VR Innovation Gallery.
Digital prototypes readily spawn divergent concepts and sometimes surprisingly impractical designs. I imagined the device scaled down to desktop size for digitizing small objects. Despite the model's complexity, I considered owner assembled scanner kits made of laser-cut material like clear acrylic.
Art students wanted to digitize costumed actors at the University of Virginia in nearby Charlottesville, so I adapted another prototype for transportability with lightweight aluminum tubing. Speeding up the visualization process, I used a free 3D model of an outdated film camera that's good enough for design mockups. The downloaded camera model included a Creative Commons license.
The scanner uses LIDAR and photogrammetry technologies. LIDAR emits a low intensity laser beam reflected by a scanned object. Photogrammetry employs one or more digital cameras generating all-encompassing texture maps applied to polygon meshes derived from point clouds. Designed for real-world applications, my 3D scanner concept also demonstrated advanced prototyping at the Ice House Innovation Space.
3D SCANNER
CGI STILL LIFE
THIS IS NOT A BRICK
BIOMIMETIC DEVICE
OPERATION ICE HOUSE
VIRTUAL RESORT
BOOK COVER
VIRTUAL REALITY CONTROLS
BOARD GAME
FRAME CONNECTOR
MONITOR TABLE
AUCTION PADDLE
BOXXER CONCEPT
IRONICAL MOUSETRAP
BOW CHAIR
ODS IMAGES & ANIMATION
PRINTABLE DWELLING
EXHIBIT DISPLAY
MONOLITHIC LOGO
RECEPTION DESK
FLOOR STAND
VAN DER ROHE CITY
CATTLE HERDER
I needed an automated 3D scanner to create digital copies of real-world objects. Art students and faculty wanted something big enough to scan people and clothing. A nursing professor imagined rapid skin cancer screening. Made of engineered wood cut with a computerized router, the scanner's rigid framework enables precise motion control. Visitors experienced these life-size, animated models in virtual reality at the VR Innovation Gallery.
Digital prototypes readily spawn divergent concepts and sometimes surprisingly impractical designs. I imagined the device scaled down to desktop size for digitizing small objects. Despite the model's complexity, I considered owner assembled scanner kits made of laser-cut material like clear acrylic.
Art students wanted to digitize costumed actors at the University of Virginia in nearby Charlottesville, so I adapted another prototype for transportability with lightweight aluminum tubing. Speeding up the visualization process, I used a free 3D model of an outdated film camera that's good enough for design mockups. The downloaded camera model included a Creative Commons license.
The scanner uses LIDAR and photogrammetry technologies. LIDAR emits a low intensity laser beam reflected by a scanned object. Photogrammetry employs one or more digital cameras generating all-encompassing texture maps applied to polygon meshes derived from point clouds. Designed for real-world applications, my 3D scanner concept also demonstrated advanced prototyping at the Ice House Innovation Space.
I needed an automated 3D scanner to create digital copies of real-world objects. Art students and faculty wanted something big enough to scan people and clothing. A nursing professor imagined rapid skin cancer screening. Made of engineered wood cut with a computerized router, the scanner's rigid framework enables precise motion control. Visitors experienced these life-size, animated models in virtual reality at the VR Innovation Gallery.
Digital prototypes readily spawn divergent concepts and sometimes surprisingly impractical designs. I imagined the device scaled down to desktop size for digitizing small objects. Despite the model's complexity, I considered owner assembled scanner kits made of laser-cut material like clear acrylic.
Art students wanted to digitize costumed actors at the University of Virginia in nearby Charlottesville, so I adapted another prototype for transportability with lightweight aluminum tubing. Speeding up the visualization process, I used a free 3D model of an outdated film camera that's good enough for design mockups. The downloaded camera model included a Creative Commons license.
The scanner uses LIDAR and photogrammetry technologies. LIDAR emits a low intensity laser beam reflected by a scanned object. Photogrammetry employs one or more digital cameras generating all-encompassing texture maps applied to polygon meshes derived from point clouds. Designed for real-world applications, my 3D scanner concept also demonstrated advanced prototyping at the Ice House Innovation Space.
3D SCANNER
CGI STILL LIFE
THIS IS NOT A BRICK
BIOMIMETIC DEVICE
OPERATION ICE HOUSE
VIRTUAL RESORT
BOOK COVER
VIRTUAL REALITY CONTROLS
BOARD GAME
FRAME CONNECTOR
MONITOR TABLE
AUCTION PADDLE
BOXXER CONCEPT
IRONICAL MOUSETRAP
BOW CHAIR
ODS IMAGES & ANIMATION
PRINTABLE DWELLING
EXHIBIT DISPLAY
MONOLITHIC LOGO
RECEPTION DESK
FLOOR STAND
VAN DER ROHE CITY