Construction monitoring with the 3D laser scanner
Construction monitoring is one of the key applications of the 3D laser scanner. Starting with the inspection of the foundation excavations through to the weekly monitoring of the building shells, the laser scanner enables time and cost-efficient working. Any discrepancies between the building under construction and the existing plans are monitored. In this article we show how the laser scanner helps with construction monitoring and the advantages that are offered by the laser scanner compared with conventional measuring instruments.
Surveying the property using a 3D laser scanner
Monitoring the progress of an office building using the 3D laser scanner
A job in the construction industry might involve monitoring the progress of an office complex. The excavation for the foundations has already been completed. The client requires weekly documentation and monitoring of construction progress for legal and technical documentation. The property is a modern design with lots of free-form surfaces. Conventional measuring instruments cannot measure it comprehensively. Laser scanners are predestined for this purpose. They are also suitable for documenting any discrepancies between the existing building and the planning documents. Laser scanning saves time and money. With the appropriate software it is also possible to produce new plans if necessary.
Tunnel Construction with FARO at Amberg Technologies AG
Oliver Schneider, Product Manager Tunnel at Amberg Technologies AG, in an interview with the Laser Scanner Blog:
Which characteristics play a definitive role in ensuring optimal hardware/software combinations in the field of tunnel construction?
OSch: Tunnel construction demands high standards when it comes to the robustness of the hardware used and requires ease of operation in relation to the software/hardware. Systems are often operated by miners, meaning the software must automatically carry out a number of process steps and prevent incorrect operation to the greatest extent possible. [more...]
Time Team: scanning a prominent human face
Phil Harding goes face to face with the FARO Laser ScanArm!
Phil Harding goes face to face with the FARO Laser ScanArm!
Discover in this astonishing video one the many applications of the FARO ScanArm: the live scanning of a human face. Phil Harding is a prominent British field archaeologist who has become a familiar face on the Channel 4 television series Time Team. This series features a team of specialists carrying out an archaeological dig in three days and explaining the process in layman’s terms.
Reconstructing Dinosaur Fossils Using the FARO Laser Scanner
Reconstructing Dinosaur Fossils Using the FARO Laser Scanner
Paleontologists from the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History are working towards reconstructing the anatomy of missing bones of a juvenile Apatosaurus. With approximately only 15% of the bones collected, scientists look to digitally reconstruct the rest of the bone structure using the model of the adult Apatosaurus currently on display in the Museum. Reverse engineering the large skeleton would be the best solution.
Challenge
The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History is home to one of most extensive paleontology collections of prehistoric specimens. Much of the scientific research for the museum is conducted by the Center for Shape Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing (SEAM). SEAM is a multi-university collaboration that has pooled together engineering resources to focus on creating and disseminating innovation. As one of SEAM’s members, the University of Oklahoma has been recently working with the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History in a very unique application.
The paleontologists of the museum were tasked to reconstruct the anatomy of a juvenile Apatosaurus. Since only 15% of the bones had been collected, the remaining fossils would have to be anatomically created by the team of scientists. Traditionally, sculpting clay models by hand has always been common practice. However, using this process is extremely time consuming, often inaccurate and highly irreproducible.
As part of SEAM the University of Oklahoma assisted the museum’s paleontologists by providing an alternative solution. The university’s objective was to provide individual prototypes of each individual bone of the juvenile Apatosaurus for the paleontologists to create castings for the display model. The team decided to reverse engineer the current adult Apatosaurus skeletal model so they could proportionally create the missing bones of the juvenile dinosaur.
High Level Speakers: Gonzalo Martinez, Director Strategic Research Autodesk USA
What 3D is all about? Gonazlo Martinez had high expectations and we are glad they were met. Gonzalo Martinez was our Key-Note-Speaker on day 2 and talked about future technologies and the change in capabilities for 3D Laserscanning. We are glad to have him at the conference. Thank you for joining us.
High Level Speakers: Captain Laurent Chartier, Gendarmerie Paris, France
There is an ever-growing need to document vehicles that have been in accidents or to analyse the site of crimes.With portable measurement equipment you can measure whatever you need, scan the crime site so nothing ever will be lost. Monsieur Chartiers speech gave very interesting insights. About his work he says:
Rulers are a thing of the past: the future belongs to 3D laser scanners
Architects and civil engineers require millimetre-precise survey data for their work. With traditional measuring devices the measurement of a building or site is a tedious and complex process. Modern 3D laser scanners are time-saving and cost-efficient – and not only in the field of architecture. In our blog we will introduce you to this innovative technology.
3D laser scanners: tomorrow’s survey technology
For a long time yardsticks, spirit levels and theodolites were the only option for measuring buildings or sites. Surveying was simplified by laser measuring devices that indicated the distance between two points. With modern 3D laser scanners it is now possible to measure a real building and construct a virtual model in just a few steps. The leading laser scanners record up to one million data points per second. Within a few minutes they create a complex image of their surroundings. Architects’ drawings, floor plans and elevations etc. can be created with the survey data. The 3D laser scanner technology is quicker and more cost-efficient than conventional methods of documentation.
The Focus3D is biophysiologically eye safe
This is the conclusion of a study delivered by Professor Schulmeister, laser safety expert from Seibersdorf Laboratories in Austria. The FARO Laser Scanner Focus3D is classified as Class 3R under IEC 60825-1 Ed 2.0. An analysis of the exposure levels of the eye for realistic as well as unrealistically conservative exposure conditions shows that the exposure is below injury threshold levels for the retina. It can therefore be concluded that exposure of the eye that can be expected to occur would not induce ocular injury. [more...]
