Uses for Surplus Scanners

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Too_Many_Tools
08-19-2005

Too_Many_Tools posted on
August 19, 2005, 11:22 am

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I am seeing more and more surplus scanners showing up in surplus
channels.

Any suggestions for robotics usage?

In particular, I am thinking of the linear CCD sensor...any
suggestions?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

TMT

Matthias Melcher posted on
August 19, 2005, 1:46 pm
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Re: Uses for Surplus Scanners

Mount one under your rover and create an endless image of the floor ;-)
. This is the equivalent to what the spy planes do when cruising. Maybe
you find a miniature nuclear power plant between the panels of your
hardwood floor. Or you could use it as an ultra large scanner: put
something movie poster size on the ground and let your robot drive over
it until you have the perfect 600dpi scan.

Padu posted on
August 19, 2005, 2:11 pm
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Re: Uses for Surplus Scanners

"Matthias Melcher"

What about using it as an odometer. Sure you can plug a wheel encoder to
your wheels, but you always have errors due to tire slipping. Uses the same
concept as optical mouses, I just don't know problematic focusing and
sampling speed would be.