Abstract
Optics, is defined as application of light and its comportment. This includes its correlation with matter and any type of instruments used to acquire the information based on those interactions. Optics in many occasions is usually referred to the behavior of visible, infrared, or ultraviolet light. Trigonometry, in relation to mathematics, is based on the relations of the angles and sides of a triangle. Trigonometry first being applied to spherical objects, it has greater applications to planes. Combining both of them will relate optic light waves along reflection and refraction of light in trigonometry.
This project will use both of these aspects, appropriating them to their full potential. Understanding those basic and fundamental concepts will ensure a feasible method to build a laser based 3D triangulation system utilizing dual cameras to provide a more accurate result. Essentially in a laser based optic trigonometry systems, a narrow array of light will be projected into an object, thus generating a line of illumination, which is distorted from the observation perspective of the projector. The distortion will be administered to derive information of the dimensions of the objects conducted under examination. Having dual cameras will ensure that more accurate results are obtained in the end. I will compare the differences between single and double camera to determine a cost benefit analysis for return on investment.
Researching the triangulation placement has proven that there are several different ways of achieving this result. We have standard, reverse, specular, and look-away geometry. With dual cameras, the project could potentially utilize multi techniques, although that would depend entirely on the set up and procedures needed for each method.