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Military Reverse Engineering and Hollywood 3D Scanning

3D scanning and reverse engineering are two examples of methods that yield impressive results and are useful in a variety of industries- everything from food safety to the military. Some examples of how and when one might use each method are below.

Scanning is used for a wide variety of applications- everything from invention prototypes to artistic creations. A real-world object is scanned and then the data is converted to a three-dimensional digital object.

The scanning analyzes a real-world object for its data, measurements and properties and converts that into an on-screen experience in a three-dimensional, digitalized form. This process can be used for a range of different applications- anything from prototypes for inventions, machines or what have you, to artistic creations like sculptures, buildings or paintings.

After the scan is complete, in however many scans the artist decides is necessary, an immense amount of data is uploaded to the computer and a complete 360 degree view of the object is received. Incredible detail makes for incredible realism, while still giving the artist the opportunity to stretch, mold, sculpt or paint whatever his/her artistic inclination calls for.

Reverse engineering is something that any Jr. High science geeks can relate to. Simply put, it is taking things apart only to figure out how they work and how one can make it work better. But the trick is that you cannot simply duplicate the design or copy any of the materials from the original.

For example, during WWII, the German gasoline can was superior to that of the American can. Either troops from the field or intelligence operations gathered samples and brought it to the American scientists. After scientists took it apart to understand its efficiency, they created their own version and named it the “Jerry Can”.

During the Cold War, for example, the Soviets saw three American B-29 bombers that were forced to land in the USSR. Not having anything similar to the B-29, they confiscated an example, took it apart and within a few years they had an almost exact replica- with a Soviet spin on it, of course. They dubbed the weapon the Tu-4.

In the end, both highly sophisticated processes are revolutionizing many fields of industry and creating a simple process that yields an incredible amount of data and shockingly accurate results.

Are you intrigued in reverse engineering or would like to learn more about 3D scanning then keep on reading because there is plenty more information.

Posted in Entertainment by Dayna Fields : September 14, 2009 - 5:48am

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