A Portable Laser Backpack For 3D Mapping 66
wooferhound writes "A portable laser backpack for 3D mapping has been developed at the University of California, Berkeley, where it is being hailed as a breakthrough technology capable of producing fast, automatic and realistic 3D mapping of difficult interior environments. ... The backpack is the first of a series of similar systems to work without being strapped to a robot or attached to a cart. At the same time, its data acquisition speed is very fast, as it collects the data while the human operator is walking; this is in contrast with existing systems in which the data is painstakingly collected in a stop-and-go fashion, resulting in days and weeks of data acquisition time. It utilizes novel sensor fusion algorithms that use cameras, lasers range finders and inertial measurement units to generate a textured, photo-realistic, 3D model that can operate without GPS input and that is a big challenge."
Aww, Heck! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Huh? (Score:4, Funny)
The backpack is the first of a series of similar systems to work without being strapped to a robot or attached to a cart.
Nope; it apparently has to be strapped to a human (a slave, no doubt). Definitely an improvement, efficiency-wise. :P
Or a student...
Re:Ooooooo (Score:1, Funny)
Don't cross the streams... it would be bad.
Re:Ooooooo (Score:1, Funny)
Way to get in an irrelevant political dig! What are you doing commenting here? I'm sure Youtube misses you.
Re:Cavers (Score:1, Funny)
That's what she said!