An Evaluation of Low Cost Scanning versus Industrial 3D Scanning Devices

This paper presents an evaluation of two different 3D scanning devices. They can be put into operation depending on the monetary constraints of the user on one hand, and the accuracy needed for a specific application on the other hand. The setting up of the systems and the process of scanning with the devices are presented. Two setups were formed to evaluate the capabilities of a low costs scanning device together with industrial scanning devices. A comparison of the scans obtained was made by using a Konica Minolta VI-9i industrial scanning solution as a reference. The analysis comprises the estimation of surface flatness, the evaluation of measuring of geometric shapes, and the appraisal of the time required for obtaining a virtual 3D representation of a scanned object. The results show that both the curves as well as the shapes as a whole have been captured accurately.