Craig Jackson wrote:
"Yes, it was a LOM model that Hughes (Los Angeles) built for JPL. ..."
Actually, I didn't really care whether it was LOM or not (but thanks for the
information). My real question was whether or not making electronic files of
surface contours from two stereocameras was commonplace. I found this to be
really interesting. Is anyone else doing this? How does the accuracy compare to
other 3D scanning techniques (laser scanners, touch probes, etc.)? How long will
it be until I can go to my local photographer, have two cameras snap a picture
of my ugly mug, and then have some "three dimensional printer" make a life-size
replica of my head to put in the spelling bee hall of fame?
Michael C. Maguire, Ph.D.
Liquid Metal Processing Laboratory
Mail Stop 1134
Sandia National Laboratories
Albuquerque, NM 87185-1134
Phone: 505-845-3105
FAX: 505-845-3430
email: mcmagui@sandia.gov
_______________________________________________________________________________
Subject: RE: more on stereo photo
From: craig@helisys.com at hubsmtp
Date: 7/18/97 2:31 PM
The
model was made in 4 sections the last of which is being delivered today.
Each section is about 31"(x) by 20" (y) by 10(z).
You can see more ways of using LOM models for surface visualization at
the UCSD site
www.sdsc.edu/tmf
look in the earth sciences area.
enjoy !
Craig T. Jackson
Applications Engineer
Helisys Inc.
24015 Garnier Street
Torrance, CA 90505 USA
310-891-0600 x-274
310-891-0626 FAX
craig@helisys.com
www.helisys.com
>----------
>From: Michael C Maguire[SMTP:mcmagui@SANDIA.GOV]
>Sent: Friday, July 18, 1997 5:46 PM
>To: rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi
>Subject: Re: more on stereo photo
>
>
>Question for the group:
>
>On a news report of the Mars exploration, they alluded to a process by which
>they take the output from the stereoviewing cameras on the little dune buggy,
>and then created a physical topographic model of the surface of Mars. They
>showed the model, roughly 18 in. x 24 in. and a few inches high (it could
>have
>been a LOM model, but they only showed it briefly). It wasn't really
>detailed,
>and appeared crude, but I wasn't aware that it was possible to take the
>output
>from stereophotos and turn them into a geometric surface representation. I
>don't
>know if they generated .stl, .slc, or whatever to make the part, or even if
>it
>was a LOM or other model, but the concept is intriguing
>
>With apologies for spelling, grammatical, syntactical, and tense errors,
>
>Michael C. Maguire, Ph.D.
>Liquid Metal Processing Laboratory
>Mail Stop 1134
>Sandia National Laboratories
>Albuquerque, NM 87185-1134
>Phone: 505-845-3105
>FAX: 505-845-3430
>email: mcmagui@sandia.gov
>
>
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