When I'm following my own drives I tend to build something up from basics and improve it's ability to do X until it reaches a certain level of usefulness and I get bored and move on because my goal was building the thing not ever actually doing anything in particular with it. That section of the journey appeals to me.
Ultra-precise laser range finders scratch a particular itch. I so often have found myself wanting one and being unable to find something suitable to buy. Let's say, 1mm to 50µm precision at 1cm to 10m distances, in that ballpark.
What could I do with it?
* Characterize and quantify improvements in machine precision, most of what I do seems to be wild shots in the dark without some better measurement tools.
* Add feedback mechanisms to machines – work around imprecise parts and close the loop with cheap and super-precise measurement tools.
* Lasers.
The key features are programability and range+precision.
It’s hard, something that might not look moving to the naked eye might be vibrating back and forth several uM. I’ve heard that lasers are subject to error from the atmospheres but I’ve never used them myself.
When I'm following my own drives I tend to build something up from basics and improve it's ability to do X until it reaches a certain level of usefulness and I get bored and move on because my goal was building the thing not ever actually doing anything in particular with it. That section of the journey appeals to me.
Ultra-precise laser range finders scratch a particular itch. I so often have found myself wanting one and being unable to find something suitable to buy. Let's say, 1mm to 50µm precision at 1cm to 10m distances, in that ballpark.
What could I do with it?
* Characterize and quantify improvements in machine precision, most of what I do seems to be wild shots in the dark without some better measurement tools.
* Add feedback mechanisms to machines – work around imprecise parts and close the loop with cheap and super-precise measurement tools.
* Lasers.
The key features are programability and range+precision.