Project a 3-D Image with a Wireless Sensor

I remember when I was still in high school we have this drafting class where we need to convert the given top, side and front views of a figure to a solid three-dimensional object. Then after a few years when I reached college, I became an avid fan of CSI who has forensic experts that make use of a similar concept to solve their cases. They use projectors to make a 3-D model of something that could lead to determining the cause of the crime.

Now, there is a 3D sensor developed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering (Fraunhofer IOF) in Jena, which can compose a three-dimensional model by projecting a stripe pattern onto the object. It has two cameras that slightly capture distinct angles of the image based on the deducted geometry. The projector located between the cameras then casts the striped patterns on the objects. This sensor is battery-operated and provides a faster and easier way to create an image.

In just a press of the button and a few seconds, a three-dimensional image can already be tracked on the laptop which is sent through a wireless connection by the sensor. If only I had this sensor way back in high school, solving our exercising would really be a lot easier.

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