3D Scanner Case Study Verhaert

12.10.2007

3D Scanner: a Case Study3D Scanner: a Case Study

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3D Scanner: a Case Study

Frederik Wouters

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www.verhaert.com

VERHAERTINNOVATIONDAY – OCTOBER 12th, 2007

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Agenda

- Context & Application Brief- From Idea to a new Business- Risk controlled Development Approach- Timing & Planning

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Context & Application Brief

- Innovation initiated by Burke E. Porter Company

- Innovation ... sustaining profitability by creating competitive advantage(s)

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Context & Application Brief

- Burke E. Porter Company could have potential benefits by having its proprietary 3D scanning system.

- Creating competitive advantage(s)- Production of sensor unit- Calibration of sensor unit- Exploiting patent(s)

GM: US6456372

Schenck: US6473978

Honda: US6836970

SUN electric: US5818574

Bridgestone: US5930881, US5930881

Perceptron : US4745469, US4899218, US5600435, US5731870, US6400451, US665771, US4647208

Fori : US5600435, US5731870, US5978077

Siemens: DE2948573, US6532673, US6796035

Mitsubishi : US6400451, US6657711

Dana : US5249364, US5249364

FORD: US5583797, US5583797, US5703796

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Wheel alignment parameters

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Basic measurement principle

Laser projectors 2x

Sensitive camera

Line diffractor

Range Precision Repeatability (2 sigma)

Toe +/- 10° +/- 0,5’ +/-0,1’

Camber +/- 10° +/- 1’ +/-0,1’

Caster 0°-10° +/- 3’ +/- 1’

SAI 0°-20° +/- 0,3° +/- 0,2°

Range Precision Repeatability (2 sigma)

Toe +/- 10° +/- 0,5’ +/-0,1’

Camber +/- 10° +/- 1’ +/-0,1’

Caster 0°-10° +/- 3’ +/- 1’

SAI 0°-20° +/- 0,3° +/- 0,2°

RangeRange PrecisionPrecision Repeatability (2 sigma)Repeatability (2 sigma)

ToeToe +/- 10°+/- 10° +/- 0,5’+/- 0,5’ +/-0,1’+/-0,1’

CamberCamber +/- 10°+/- 10° +/- 1’+/- 1’ +/-0,1’+/-0,1’

CasterCaster 0°-10°0°-10° +/- 3’+/- 3’ +/- 1’+/- 1’

SAISAI 0°-20°0°-20° +/- 0,3°+/- 0,3° +/- 0,2°+/- 0,2°

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Innovation level

- A 3 year concurrent development timeframe- Optical 6 months- Algorithms 2 years- Mechanical 6 months- Software 1 year- FPGA Code 3 months- Processing electronics 3 months- Triggering electronics 1.5 months- Testing & debugging 1 year

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Multidisciplinary problems

Algorithms repeatability& robustnessOptical aberrations

ServiceabilityRT Processing

Software Complexity

Temperature

Resolve inbetweengrid

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MATLABPCDSPDSP & FPGA

Some Multidisciplinary Problems• 1280*1024 , 8 bit, 30 fps = 300 Mbps

• Noise filtering convolution with 16 x 1 Byte window filter280 * 1024 @ 30 fps i.e. 1280 * 1024 * 30 * 16 = 630 MMAC’s per second

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Multidisciplinary team

- Team discipline requirements- Optical- Thermal- Algorithms- Mechanical & optomechanical design- Electronical- Software- Manufacturing - Service departement

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From idea to new business

- IWT funding for Consortium

- Filed in April 2005

- O&O Project during 3 years

- Overall budget: 2.7 M€- About 36% investment in sensor development

- Two fold valorisation path

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Open inovation requires custom agreement to enable successful valorisation

- Patent(s) owned by BEP

- BEP owes 5 year shared rights on all concepts

- Shared IP valorization in automotive between concept inventor and BEP

- Other domains for concept inventor

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- BEP:- Sustaining revenue €5M, direct employement of 25.000 hours- Increase of revenue with annual 10%- Ie. 100 3D scanner per year

- VERHAERT- Establish product business- New development projects

- Enhance technology- Address new applications

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Risk controlled Development Approach

Ideation & new opportunities creation

Feasibility studies

- Analysis

- Technology scouting

- Preliminary concepts

- Budgetting & planning

Concept design

Analysis, simulation & demonstration

Detailed design & engineering

Prototyping

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- Analysis & Preliminar Concepts- Technical analysis of specifications and constraints- Generation of 2 concepts by Verhaert, 1 by Mecon- Benchmarking of concepts

- Outcome- Patent(s) to fuel ideation- Freedom to operate- Uniqueness of concept- Theoretical benchmark

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- Breadboarding- Quick validation of concept

- Feasibility - Matlab Image processing toolbox - Images generated with grid projection

- Early stage measurement - precision benchmark

- Outcome:- First algorithmes- Precision information- Selection of concept

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- Concept- Elaboration of algorithms to proof potential precision versus range

- Outcome:- Ways to proceed to:

- Increase precision- Robustness- Temperature compensation

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- Detailed design- Optical design- Optomechanical design- Optical component selection and validation- Compensation algoritmes- Processing time optimisation- Processing dimensioning- Processing board selection- FPGA code development

- Outcome- Proof-of-technology- Testing & Validation- Patentability - Patent filing

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- Housing design- Selection of :

- Assembly means- Production means- Cost effective production means

- Strategy canvas

- Outcome:- Design proposals- Foam model- Detailed design of housing- Mockup

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Early customer feedback- Sneak preview with lead users- Prototyping for “SENSOR+TEST” in Nürnberg 05/07

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With thanks to ...

Ten Briele 6B-8200 Brugge

Belgium

Xavier de Cocklaan 68/1B-9831 Sint Martens Latem

Belgium

Bischoffsheimlaan 25 B-1000 Brussel

Belgium

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