The world's first 3D Printed Optical Rangefinder!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 พ.ย. 2024
- This is the world's first ever 3D printed optical rangefinder, a device that measures distance to target using optics.
This one is designed after the Coincident rangefinder (also called split-image).
The theoretical measurement range is 100m to 5km, although in practice the upper limit is around 2km.
The STL/CAD files: cults3d.com/en...
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Thank you, I've been wanting to make something like this and you've given me the push I needed
哥，你是住開普敦，還是阿布賈？ 這種風格的建築，太有味道了 😂
Wooow it's awesome! One question; on 3:43 how did you achieve 90º degrees between the mirrors? was it try and error?
Yeah basically try and error. Later I found as long as I sand the surface and remove the rough edges from 3D printing, then the precision will be descent enough
@@mechanicalredpanda743 amazing project to say the least. There's not much of content like that on youtube and I happy that I found your channel and you found a new subscriber today.
Project notes:
1. You can try to ask local mechanical parts manufacturers for making critical parts with CNC in metal. Idk where exactly are you from, but I think it was chinese language so I assume you're from China or Taiwan and both have a lot of industry with precise CNC machines. At least in Russian and EU countries workers of such factories can sometimes make small orders of 1-3 precise parts and their tools usually really good and expensive as hell.
2. Have you thought about using MCU-controlled adjuster for rangefinder? It will require 3rd telescope and additional camera but the idea is that you have 2 camera feeds that can be processed on PC (faster) or MCU (slower) and by comparing 2 images commands for adjusting motor can be made which will work until 2 images look exactly the same.
3. Have you thought about using reducer mechanism? Let's say you have 2 control wheels for mirror rotation. One will give you precision of 1 deg and additional one will give (let's say) 1/10 of deg. If they will be mechanically connected you can use one for fast adjust and other one for precise adjusts. Idk how hard it can improve range-finding beyond 2000m, but it definitely will and the only problem is to calculate reducing mechanism and calculate how hard it will increase precision. I'm sure it's possible to find all information needed for such calculation but I'm new to optics so can't help you much.
Once again, GREAT CONTENT! Thank you for it!
Is the longer range version still in the works? I already purchased the files for this one, but I’m super excited for an even more capable version!
Where is the pdf dial file?