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The parametric design proved useful in the laser cutting process as I had designed things to be 1.5 thick and the MDF was 4 (cm, mm are not important in this case, as been parametric multipliers are what matters)
## Future development opportunities
## Video
We managed to get a great scan quality using this machine. But of course, there's always firmwares optimizations, better timing the scan itself, smoother movements, etc..
The whole enclosure was only the first iteration, there is still room for improving the packaging of the product. Other than that, some major updates would be:
### Integrate scanner and machine softwares into 1
We need to use two separate softwares to start the motors and the scanner. The ideal solution would be clicking start and doing the whole process automatically.
### Improve cabling / make the machine wireless
For a fully developed machine, we still need to work on cable management to avoid any undesirable incidents. Since the machine requires persons to go in and out, it is desirable to have all the cabling hidden of well contained.
The ideal solution would be have some sort of wireless communication between the two modules and if possible the computer as well. Then reducing the amount of cables in general.
### Include automated support for photogrammetry
The initial idea of the scanner was to be usable with any process of scanning. Including RGBD sensors and regular cameras. With the time given, we were only able to develop and test with the Kinect. But ideally, the machine would have support for placing a DSLR camera and take pictures automatically together with the baseplate spinning. Even better, would be creating the model through photogrammetry automatically as well.
