lidar scanning

LIDAR ScanningSarah SudduthVizproto

General Information• LIDAR= Laser Imaging Detection and

Ranging•The technology uses ultraviolet, visible, or

near infrared light to image objects and can be used with a wide range of targets.▫Non-metallic objects▫Rocks▫Chemical Compounds▫Aerosols▫Single Molecules

General Info Continued•Primarily used for atmospheric research

and meteorology•Placed on aircraft and satellites for

surveying and mapping various land features

•The technology has been identified by NASA as a key technology for enabling autonomous precision safe landing of future robotic and crewed lunar landing vehicles

Various Uses• Agriculture• Archaeology• Architecture• Biology and Conservation• Geology and Soil Science• Meteorology and Atmospheric Environment• Law Enforcement• Military• Physics and Astronomy• Robotics• Spaceflight• Land Surveying• Transportation- Adaptive Cruise Control• Wind Farm Optimization

My Focus•Architecture Scanning•Ideal for historical renovations and

repairs

Example

•http://youtu.be/s84mwHDKvF4

•High quality scan•Almost a virtual reality of an actual place

Personal Interest•Fascinated with new, complex structures

•Buildings that look like sculptures/hard distinction between architecture and sculpture

Resource•Scott Cedarleaf•“We’re a Brooklyn-based 3D capture and

modeling company always striving to capture and visualize the clearest, cleanest, and most workable RGB LiDAR and photo-based deliverables in the industry.Our focus is capturing data of sets, locations, environments, heads, bodies, props, and anything else you can think of.”

•Skybucket3d.com

Exploration•My initial idea was to evaluate structure

and sculpture and how those two combine to create something extraordinary

•Using rapid prototyping and 3D modeling to create sculptures out of structures