Retrographic sensing for the measurement of surface texture and shape

We describe a novel device that can be used as a 2.5D "scanner" for acquiring surface texture and shape. The device consists of a slab of clear elastomer covered with a reflective skin. When an object presses on the skin, the skin distorts to take on the shape of the object's surface....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Adelson, Edward H., Johnson, Micah K.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59425
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2222-6775