Comparative Study of Sensors Applied to a Three-Dimensional Scanner

Alex Pérez, Javier Rojas, Gustavo Caiza

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Abstract

A three-dimensional scanner obtains a digital model of any object in a detailed and fast way, its operation is based on the acquisition of distance measurements from a reference to each point of the object’s contour, which, when organized according to the reference system, form a cloud of three-dimensional points. In the present work, a comparative study between infrared and ultrasonic distance sensors is carried out to define its functionality as an active part of a three-dimensional scanner. It uses a mechanical structure with fixed base and ability to move the sensor in the x, y and z axes, the control is done with an arduino card and a visual interface in MatLab that allows the variation of the acquisition parameters to obtain quantitative data and visualize the three-dimensional point cloud. The infrared sensor obtains better results when acquiring the cloud of points of the contour of an object and using a fixed base structure with circular sweep.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Emerging Trends and Technologies - Volume 2
EditorsMiguel Botto-Tobar, Joffre León-Acurio, Angela Díaz Cadena, Práxedes Montiel Díaz
PublisherSpringer
Pages63-73
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9783030320324
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2020
Event1st International Conference on Advances in Emerging Trends and Technologies, ICAETT 2019 - quito, Ecuador
Duration: 29 May 201931 May 2019

Publication series

NameAdvances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume1067
ISSN (Print)2194-5357
ISSN (Electronic)2194-5365

Conference

Conference1st International Conference on Advances in Emerging Trends and Technologies, ICAETT 2019
Country/TerritoryEcuador
Cityquito
Period29/05/1931/05/19

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Keywords

  • Digital model
  • Distance sensor
  • Three-dimensional scanner

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