#MEMS Startup Aims Picoprojectors at 3D Modeling

Today 3D models must be meticulously input with measurements or with handheld haptic scanners, but now an automated technique using pico-projectors has been invented. Look for touchless fingerprint sensors, intelligent surveillance and videogame makers generate 3-D models from real-world setups within five years. RColinJohnson @NextGenLog


Here is what EETimes says about structured light illumination: Structured light illumination (SLI) can automatically build a three-dimensional model of any object, replacing the tedious process of measurement that is usually required. Stripes of light are projected onto objects as a digital camera records their deformation, letting algorithms automatically deduce the size, shape and subtlest contours of even moving objects. Now microelectromechanical system startup Seikowave (Lexington, Ky.), in cooperation with the Center for Visualization and Virtual Environments at the University of Kentucky, is harnessing MEMS picoprojectors to bring SLI to the mass market...
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