Design of a low cost LIDAR scanning system for didactical applications
Résumé
with the permanent arrival of new technologies, electronic teaching consists nowadays of numerous updated fields and topics. However, connections and footpaths between them must be done by students. In that way, transdisciplinary projects were started in our electronic institute while respecting severe budget constraints. As example, we present here the complete design of a low cost scanning system for didactical applications. The design includes a LIDAR sensor, motor control system, a processing board with embedded open source software for processing data and generating a formatted VRML file able to be displayed with a 3D viewer, for a 3 dimensions visualization of the scanned environment. General context is highlighted. Global design and results are detailed. Lastly, pro and con's as well didactical and financial aspects are discussed within the context of global economic difficulties and budget reduction for education.