Modular Spherical Scanner Rig for Portable Accurate Setup
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing scanning systems are often stationary, bulky, and difficult to transport, requiring significant time and labor for setup and relocation, limiting their use in dynamic production environments and mobile scanning applications.
Innovation Solution
A modular, portable spherical scanning system with disassembleable rig segments that can be quickly set up and torn down, featuring a decentralized architecture with integrated power, data storage, and camera triggering mechanisms, allowing for rapid deployment and consistent geometric accuracy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If scanning systems use fixed, integrated construction, then structural stability and geometric accuracy are improved, but portability and ease of transport deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The scanning system is divided into multiple modular rig segments that can be independently assembled and disassembled. Each segment contains standardized mounting tracks and connection interfaces, allowing the system to be broken down for transport while maintaining geometric accuracy through precision-machined connection surfaces and repeatable alignment features.
2Reliability
If scanning systems are designed as complete integrated units, then system stability and calibration consistency are improved, but setup time and labor requirements worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The rig segments are pre-manufactured with integrated mounting tracks, camera modules, and lighting modules in standardized configurations. Connection interfaces include pre-aligned mounting holes and keyed features that guide proper assembly, eliminating the need for complex calibration procedures during setup and reducing assembly time while maintaining consistency.
3Adaptability or versatility
If scanning systems use custom integration of cameras and lighting, then system performance and adaptability are improved, but device complexity and reusability worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The rig segments incorporate universal mounting tracks with standardized interfaces that can accommodate various camera modules, lighting modules, and other scanning components. This modular approach allows different sensor types and configurations to be mounted on the same physical platform, improving versatility while reducing integration complexity through standardized connection protocols.
Data Source
AI summary
A spherical scanning system includes a plurality of rig segments configured to be arranged circumferentially about a central axis and to define an imaging space having a spherical shape, where the rig segments are configured to define at least one entrance to provide access to the imaging space. Each rig segment includes a base platform, a plurality of mounting tracks that extend upward from the base platform and are connected to one another, each mounting track being curved to define a portion of the spherical shape, a plurality of lighting modules disposed at each mounting track, and a plurality of camera modules mounted to each mounting track. The rig segments are configured to be disassembled from one another for transportation.