Ideas for electronic projects: a 3D scanner using an Arduino Uno

 

Ideas for electronic projects: a 3D scanner using an Arduino Uno

 

3D printing has modified the prototyping, mannequin making, and lookup disciplines by making matters quicker and easier. Well, if 3D fashions can be printed from 3D designs, 3D scanning lets us scan bodily fashions and generate digital 3D fashions of the same. This permits for convenient cloning, growing digital copies of historic artifacts, growing 3D models of real animals, and a lot more.

 

Well, here we discover the 3D scanning discipline by means of growing a mini 3D scanner that can scan and create 3D models of bodily objects with the use of a laser scanner, motors, mechanical structures, and an Arduino. The device operates on principles similar to 3D printers, but it scans rather than prints. 

 

The device makes use of two stepper motors for the machine. We use a stepper motor with a mannequin platform attached to it. The platform is used to locate the bodily fashions to be scanned. The motor rotates at gradual intervals so that the scanner can get 360-degree scans of the model.

 

The second stepper motor is connected to the back of a screw-based total assembly used to mount the laser scanner.With the help of this second motor, the scanner can move vertically.Both motors are operated in coordination so as to attain a 3D scan of the model.

  

An Arduino controller is used to manipulate the motion of each motor along with the scanner sensor to obtain the scan. The scan facts are saved to an SD card using an SD card module. The scan records can then be transferred to a PC to be converted into 3D mannequin documents.

 

 

Components

• Arduino Uno
• Stepper Motor
• LCD Display
• Laser Sensor
• Keypad
• Screw and Nut
• Shaft and Joints
• Supporting Rods
• Mounts and Joints
• Press Plates
• Base Frame
• Supporting Frame
• Nuts and Bolts
• Screws and Joints