US20180029309A1 - Method for a 3-d projection printing system and system thereof - Google Patents
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- the present invention generally relates to a method for a 3-D projection printing system and a system thereof, more particularly to a system adopts both the ways of look-up table and interpolation method to calibrate.
- One embodiment of the method for a 3-D projection printing system comprises the steps of: the 3-D projection printing system capturing a light-uniform device with a projected single second sample pattern thereon to obtain a second practical pattern, the second practical pattern being calibrated by a second camera look-up table to gain a calibrated pattern, a comparison of the calibrated pattern and the second sample pattern being a first projection look-up table which is transformed to a second projection look-up table with a projection resolution as a resulted projection look-up table, and the resulted projection look-up table being stored in the 3-D projection printing system; and the 3-D projection printing system using the resulted projection look-up table to calibrate a plurality of sliced printing files, and then the plurality of calibrated sliced printing files being used to engaged in a projection printing work.
- An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for a 3-D projection printing system and a system thereof, more particularly to a system adopts both ways of look-up table and interpolation method to calibrate.
- the embodiment of the present invention provide a portable calibration fixture system and a flexible 3-D projection printing system in order to improve calibration precision, facilitate calibration and printing operations, increase printing effect and save cost.
- FIGS. 1A and 1B illustrate a flow chart of a first preferred embodiment of the present invention
- FIGS. 2-1 ⁇ 4 illustrate a plurality of practical views of calibration fixture steps of the embodiment of the present invention
- FIGS. 3-1 ⁇ 5 illustrate a plurality of practical views of calibration projection steps of the embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 4 illustrates a schematic system block of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention
- FIGS. 5A and 5B illustrate a flow chart of a second preferred embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 6 illustrates a schematic system block of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 illustrates a schematic view of a calibration projection system.
- FIG. 7 which illustrates a schematic view of a calibration projection system.
- the system includes a projector 51 , a diffuser 53 , a reflection mirror 55 , a camera 56 , and a computer 57 .
- the projector 51 projects a projected image 54 onto the diffuser 53 .
- the projected image 54 goes through the diffuser 53 , and then to the reflection mirror 55 .
- the reflection mirror 55 reflects the projected image 54 to the camera 56 .
- the camera 56 captures the reflected projected image 54 . Continuously, the captured image in the camera 56 is digitized and sent to the computer 57 via WIFI, USB, Bluetooth, cable, or the other wireless/wired methods.
- FIGS. 1A ⁇ 1 B, FIGS. 2-1 ⁇ 4 , FIGS. 3-1 ⁇ 5 , and FIG. 4 which illustrate a flow chart, plural practical views of calibration fixture steps, plural practical views of calibration projection steps, and a schematic system block of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- the method includes the steps of:
- (S 1 ) providing a single first sample pattern 23 to a calibration fixture system 2 ;
- (S 4 ) the distortion correction calculation unit 121 determining a plurality of displacement amounts of the first practical pattern and the single first sample pattern 23 to gain a first camera look-up table, as shown in FIG.
- 3-5 is with a higher resolution; (S 15 ) the distortion correction calculation unit 121 storing the second projection look-up table 1121 into a storing unit 112 of a 3-D printing system 11 of the 3-D projection printing system 1 ; (S 16 ) the distortion correction calculation unit 121 copying the second projection look-up table 1121 to a calculation control system 12 for becoming a third projection look-up table 122 as a resulted projection look-up table; (S 17 ) the distortion correction calculation unit 121 using the third projection look-up table 122 to calibrate a plurality of sliced printing files 13 ; (S 18 ) the distortion correction calculation unit 121 transmitting the plurality of calibrated sliced printing files 13 to a printing control system 111 of the 3-D printing system 11 of the 3-D projection printing system 1 ; and (S 19 ) a projection system 1111 of the printing control system 111 engaging in a projection printing work.
- the calibration fixture system 2 includes the single first sample pattern 23 , the projected single second sample pattern 24 , the light-uniform device as the diffuser 21 , wherein the camera 22 is used to capture the single first sample pattern 23 and the diffuser 21 with the projected single second sample pattern 24 thereon, and the reflection mirror 25 is used to reflect images of the camera 22 capturing the single first sample pattern 23 and the diffuser 21 with the projected single second sample pattern 24 thereon; and the 3-D projection printing system 1 has the 3-D printing system 11 and the calculation control system 12 , wherein the 3-D printing system 11 has the printing control system 111 with the projection system 1111 and the storing unit 112 with the second projection look-up table 1121 , and a computer (no shown in the FIG.
- FIGS. 5A ⁇ 5 B, FIGS. 2-1 ⁇ 4 , FIGS. 3-1 ⁇ 5 , and FIG. 6 illustrate a flow chart of a second preferred embodiment, plural practical views of calibration fixture steps, plural practical views of calibration projection steps, and a schematic system block of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- the method includes the steps of:
- (S 1 ′) ⁇ (S 15 ′) is similar substantially as (S 1 ) ⁇ (S 15 ), so it is not described repeatedly here.
- the calibration fixture system 2 ′ is similar substantially as the calibration fixture system 2 , so it is not described repeatedly here.
- the 3-D projection printing system 1 ′ includes the 3-D printing system 11 ′ which has the printing control system 111 ′ with the projection system 1111 ′, the storing unit 112 ′ and the calculation control system 113 ′ with the distortion correction calculation unit 1131 ′, wherein the a computer (not shown in the FIG.
- the reflection mirror 25 for the first preferred embodiment and the reflection mirror 25 ′ for the second preferred embodiment can be neglected, hence the whole calibration fixture system may be decreased and lightened in volume and weight, since the calibration fixture system is portable.
- the camera 22 and 22 ′ for the two preferred embodiments must be with the function of higher resolutions, and can also be replaced by scanner or related image-capturing device.
- two communication interface 3 and 3 ′ for the first and second preferred embodiments play the roles to be communication media for the 3-D projection printing system 1 and the calculation control system 12 of the first preferred embodiment and the 3-D projection printing system 1 ′ and the calculation control system 113 ′ of the second preferred embodiment by way of cable, WIFI, USB, Blue Tooth, etc., or the other wireless/wired methods
- the calculation control system 12 not designed in the 3-D printing system 11 is to lower cost and raise printing speed, since the calculation control system 12 could be in a cloud system.
- FIG. 6 represents that the calculation control system 113 ′ in the 3-D printing system 11 ′ is to increase convenience of printing.
- Each of the first sample patterns 23 and 23 ′ and the second sample patterns 24 and 24 ′ is a single and plane pattern, that is to say, the complex procedures of calibration is simplified, and the problem for depth of field may not be occurred, since only one single pattern is vertically faced to the camera. Further, the projected image/pattern is calibrated by means of the look-up table and the interpolation method, therefore time for calculation is saved and image jags phenomena may not happen.
- the 3-D printing system 11 / 11 ′ could be a 3-D printer;
- the printing control system 111 / 111 ′ could be a projector, a laser control system, a CPU, an FPGA, etc.;
- the projection system 1111 ′ could be a projector, etc.;
- the storing unit 112 / 112 ′ could be an SD card, an SDRAM, a flash memory, etc.;
- the calculation control system 12 / 113 ′ could be a computer, a station, a CPU, a software, a firmware, or a network system, etc.;
- the distortion correction calculation unit 121 / 1131 ′ could be hardware as FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) accelerator, GPU (Graphic Processor Unit), etc., or software/firmware as C-code program, etc.;
- the calibration fixture system 2 / 2 ′ could be a jig;
- the light-uniform device 21 / 21 ′ could be a diffuser.
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- The present invention generally relates to a method for a 3-D projection printing system and a system thereof, more particularly to a system adopts both the ways of look-up table and interpolation method to calibrate.
- In case the lens of the projector is malfunctioned or deformed by some reasons as hot environment, falling down, etc., and/or the whole system happens tolerances while in assembly, the precisions for the system may not exist. Such system is applied to the field of 3-D printing very often, and the printing quality cannot be assured if aforesaid conditions do occur. Hence, an advanced 3-D projection system with an advanced calibration method are deemed to be a developed issue to the people skilled in the art.
- One embodiment of the method for a 3-D projection printing system comprises the steps of: the 3-D projection printing system capturing a light-uniform device with a projected single second sample pattern thereon to obtain a second practical pattern, the second practical pattern being calibrated by a second camera look-up table to gain a calibrated pattern, a comparison of the calibrated pattern and the second sample pattern being a first projection look-up table which is transformed to a second projection look-up table with a projection resolution as a resulted projection look-up table, and the resulted projection look-up table being stored in the 3-D projection printing system; and the 3-D projection printing system using the resulted projection look-up table to calibrate a plurality of sliced printing files, and then the plurality of calibrated sliced printing files being used to engaged in a projection printing work.
- An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for a 3-D projection printing system and a system thereof, more particularly to a system adopts both ways of look-up table and interpolation method to calibrate. The embodiment of the present invention provide a portable calibration fixture system and a flexible 3-D projection printing system in order to improve calibration precision, facilitate calibration and printing operations, increase printing effect and save cost.
- Other and further features, advantages, and benefits of the invention will become apparent in the following description taken in conjunction with the following drawings. It is to be understood that the foregoing general description and following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory but are not to be restrictive of the invention. The accompanying drawings are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention in general terms. Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the disclosure.
- The objects, spirits, and advantages of the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be readily understood by the accompanying drawings and detailed descriptions, wherein:
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FIGS. 1A and 1B illustrate a flow chart of a first preferred embodiment of the present invention; -
FIGS. 2-1 ˜4 illustrate a plurality of practical views of calibration fixture steps of the embodiment of the present invention; -
FIGS. 3-1 ˜5 illustrate a plurality of practical views of calibration projection steps of the embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 4 illustrates a schematic system block of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention; -
FIGS. 5A and 5B illustrate a flow chart of a second preferred embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 6 illustrates a schematic system block of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention; and -
FIG. 7 illustrates a schematic view of a calibration projection system. - Following preferred embodiments and figures will be described in detail so as to achieve aforesaid objects.
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FIG. 7 , which illustrates a schematic view of a calibration projection system. The system includes aprojector 51, adiffuser 53, areflection mirror 55, acamera 56, and acomputer 57. Theprojector 51 projects a projectedimage 54 onto thediffuser 53. The projectedimage 54 goes through thediffuser 53, and then to thereflection mirror 55. Thereflection mirror 55 reflects theprojected image 54 to thecamera 56. Thecamera 56 captures the reflected projectedimage 54. Continuously, the captured image in thecamera 56 is digitized and sent to thecomputer 57 via WIFI, USB, Bluetooth, cable, or the other wireless/wired methods. - Please refer to
FIGS. 1A ˜1B,FIGS. 2-1 ˜4,FIGS. 3-1 ˜5, andFIG. 4 , which illustrate a flow chart, plural practical views of calibration fixture steps, plural practical views of calibration projection steps, and a schematic system block of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown inFIGS. 1A and 1B , the method includes the steps of: - (S1) providing a single
first sample pattern 23 to acalibration fixture system 2;
(S2) a distortioncorrection calculation unit 121 of acalculation control system 12, which can be a computer for the preferred embodiment, of a 3-Dprojection printing system 1 using acamera 22 of thecalibration fixture system 2 to capture the singlefirst sample pattern 23, as shown inFIG. 2-1 ;
(S3) obtaining a first practical pattern, as shown inFIG. 2-2 ;
(S4) the distortioncorrection calculation unit 121 determining a plurality of displacement amounts of the first practical pattern and the singlefirst sample pattern 23 to gain a first camera look-up table, as shown inFIG. 2-3 ;
(S5) the distortioncorrection calculation unit 121 using an interpolation method to transform the first camera look-up table into a second camera look-up table with a camera resolution, as shown inFIG. 2-4 , wherein the view inFIG. 2-4 is larger than the view inFIG. 2-3 , since the view inFIG. 2-4 is with a higher resolution;
(S6) the distortioncorrection calculation unit 121 storing the second camera look-up table;
(S7) removing the singlefirst sample pattern 23 from thecalibration fixture system 2;
(S8) providing a light-uniform device, which is a diffuser 21 for the preferred embodiment, to thecalibration fixture system 2;
(S9) the distortioncorrection calculation unit 121 using theprojection system 1111 of theprinting control system 111 to project a singlesecond sample pattern 24 to the diffuser 21, as shown inFIG. 3-1 ;
(S10) the distortioncorrection calculation unit 121 using thecamera 22 to capture the singlesecond sample pattern 24;
(S11) the distortioncorrection calculation unit 121 using the second camera look-up table to calibrate a second practical pattern obtained by that of thecamera 22 capturing the singlesecond sample pattern 24, as shown inFIG. 3-2 ;
(S12) obtaining a calibrated pattern, as shown inFIG. 3-3 ;
(S13) the distortioncorrection calculation unit 121 determining a plurality of displacement amounts of the calibrated pattern and the singlesecond sample pattern 24 to gain a first projection look-up table, as shown inFIG. 3-4 ;
(S14) the distortioncorrection calculation unit 121 using the interpolation method to transform the first projection look-up table into a second projection look-up table 1121 with a projection resolution, as shown inFIG. 3-5 , wherein the view inFIG. 3-5 is larger than the view inFIG. 3-4 , since the view inFIG. 3-5 is with a higher resolution;
(S15) the distortioncorrection calculation unit 121 storing the second projection look-up table 1121 into a storingunit 112 of a 3-D printing system 11 of the 3-Dprojection printing system 1;
(S16) the distortioncorrection calculation unit 121 copying the second projection look-up table 1121 to acalculation control system 12 for becoming a third projection look-up table 122 as a resulted projection look-up table;
(S17) the distortioncorrection calculation unit 121 using the third projection look-up table 122 to calibrate a plurality of slicedprinting files 13;
(S18) the distortioncorrection calculation unit 121 transmitting the plurality of calibrated slicedprinting files 13 to aprinting control system 111 of the 3-D printing system 11 of the 3-Dprojection printing system 1; and
(S19) aprojection system 1111 of theprinting control system 111 engaging in a projection printing work. - Again, please refer to
FIG. 4 , thecalibration fixture system 2 includes the singlefirst sample pattern 23, the projected singlesecond sample pattern 24, the light-uniform device as the diffuser 21, wherein thecamera 22 is used to capture the singlefirst sample pattern 23 and the diffuser 21 with the projected singlesecond sample pattern 24 thereon, and the reflection mirror 25 is used to reflect images of thecamera 22 capturing the singlefirst sample pattern 23 and the diffuser 21 with the projected singlesecond sample pattern 24 thereon; and the 3-Dprojection printing system 1 has the 3-D printing system 11 and thecalculation control system 12, wherein the 3-D printing system 11 has theprinting control system 111 with theprojection system 1111 and thestoring unit 112 with the second projection look-up table 1121, and a computer (no shown in theFIG. 4 ) engages that of using thecamera 22 to capture the singlefirst sample pattern 23 in order to obtain the first practical pattern, determining the plurality of displacement amounts of the first practical pattern and the singlefirst sample pattern 23 to gain the first camera look-up table, using the interpolation method to transform the first camera look-up table into the second camera look-up table with the camera resolution, storing the second camera look-up table, using theprojection system 1111 of theprinting control system 111 to project the singlesecond sample pattern 24 to the diffuser 21, using thecamera 22 to capture the singlesecond sample pattern 24, using the second camera look-up table to calibrate the second practical pattern obtained by that of thecamera 22 capturing the singlesecond sample pattern 24 so as to obtain the calibrated pattern, determining the plurality of displacement amounts of the calibrated pattern and the singlesecond sample pattern 24 to gain the first projection look-up table, using the interpolation method to transform the first projection look-up table into the second projection look-up table 112 with the projection resolution, storing the second projection look-up table 1121 into thestoring unit 112 of the 3-D printing system 11 of the 3-Dprojection printing system 11, copying the second projection look-up table 1121 to thecalculation control system 12 for becoming the third projection look-up table 122 as the resulted projection look-up table, using the resulted projection look-up table to calibrate the plurality of slicedprinting files 13, and transmitting the plurality of calibrated slicedprinting files 13 to theprinting control system 111, and theprojection system 1111 engaging in a projection printing work. - Please refer to
FIGS. 5A ˜5B,FIGS. 2-1 ˜4,FIGS. 3-1 ˜5, andFIG. 6 , which illustrate a flow chart of a second preferred embodiment, plural practical views of calibration fixture steps, plural practical views of calibration projection steps, and a schematic system block of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown inFIGS. 5A and 5B , the method includes the steps of: - (S1′)˜(S15′) is similar substantially as (S1)˜(S15), so it is not described repeatedly here.
(S16′) the distortioncorrection calculation unit 1131′ using the second projection look-up table 1121′ as a resulted projection look-up table to calibrate a plurality of sliced printing files 13′;
(S17′) the distortioncorrection calculation unit 1131′ transmitting the plurality of calibrated sliced printing files 13′ to aprinting control system 111′ of the 3-D printing system 11′ of the 3-Dprojection printing system 1′; and
(S18′) aprojection system 1111′ of theprint control system 111 engaging in a projection printing work. - Again, please refer to
FIG. 6 , thecalibration fixture system 2′ is similar substantially as thecalibration fixture system 2, so it is not described repeatedly here. - The 3-D projection printing system 1′ includes the 3-D printing system 11′ which has the printing control system 111′ with the projection system 1111′, the storing unit 112′ and the calculation control system 113′ with the distortion correction calculation unit 1131′, wherein the a computer (not shown in the
FIG. 6 ) engages that of using the camera 22′ to capture the single first sample pattern 23′ in order to obtain the first practical pattern, determining a plurality of displacement amounts of the first practical pattern and the first sample pattern 23′ to gain the first camera look-up table, using an interpolation method to transform the first camera look-up table into the second camera look-up table with the camera resolution, storing the second camera look-up table, using the projection system 1111′ of the printing control system 111′ to project the single second sample pattern 24′ to the light-uniform device 21′, using the camera 22′ to capture the second sample pattern 24′, using the second camera look-up table to calibrate the second practical pattern obtained by that of the camera 22′ capturing the second sample pattern 24′ so as to obtain the calibrated pattern, determining a plurality of displacement amounts of the calibrated pattern and the second sample pattern 24′ to gain the first projection look-up table, using the interpolation method to transform the first projection look-up table into the second projection look-up table 1121′ with the projection resolution, storing the second projection look-up table 1121′ into the storing unit 112′ of the 3-D printing system 11′ of the 3-D projection printing system, using the second projection look-up table 1121′ as a resulted projection look-up table to calibrate the plurality of sliced printing files 13′, and transmitting the plurality of calibrated sliced printing files 13′ to a projection system 1111′ of a printing control system 111′ of a 3D printing system 11′ of the 3-D projection printing system 1, and the projection system 1111′ engaging in a projection printing work. - As it can be seen, the reflection mirror 25 for the first preferred embodiment and the reflection mirror 25′ for the second preferred embodiment can be neglected, hence the whole calibration fixture system may be decreased and lightened in volume and weight, since the calibration fixture system is portable. The
camera - With reference to
FIG. 4 andFIG. 6 , twocommunication interface projection printing system 1 and thecalculation control system 12 of the first preferred embodiment and the 3-Dprojection printing system 1′ and thecalculation control system 113′ of the second preferred embodiment by way of cable, WIFI, USB, Blue Tooth, etc., or the other wireless/wired methods - According to
FIG. 4 , thecalculation control system 12 not designed in the 3-D printing system 11 is to lower cost and raise printing speed, since thecalculation control system 12 could be in a cloud system. Correspondingly,FIG. 6 represents that thecalculation control system 113′ in the 3-D printing system 11′ is to increase convenience of printing. - Each of the
first sample patterns second sample patterns D printing system 11/11′ could be a 3-D printer; theprinting control system 111/111′ could be a projector, a laser control system, a CPU, an FPGA, etc.; theprojection system 1111′ could be a projector, etc.; thestoring unit 112/112′ could be an SD card, an SDRAM, a flash memory, etc.; thecalculation control system 12/113′ could be a computer, a station, a CPU, a software, a firmware, or a network system, etc.; the distortioncorrection calculation unit 121/1131′ could be hardware as FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) accelerator, GPU (Graphic Processor Unit), etc., or software/firmware as C-code program, etc.; thecalibration fixture system 2/2′ could be a jig; the light-uniform device 21/21′ could be a diffuser. In addition, thecalibration fixture system 2/2′ as a jig could be portable. - There are two results to prove what the steps (S1) to (S6), the steps (S1′) to (S6′), the steps (S8) to (S14), and the steps (S8′) to (S14′) of the embodiments have done is better. That is, the RMS (Root Mean Square) results of before and after going through the steps (S1) to (S6) or the steps (S1′) to (S6′) are 80.3 and 2.2; comparatively, the RMS (Root Mean Square) results of before and after going through the steps (S8) to (S14) or the steps (S8′) to (S14′) are 31.5 and 2.0.
- Although the invention has been disclosed and illustrated with reference to particular embodiments, the principles involved are susceptible for use in numerous other embodiments that will be apparent to persons skilled in the art. This invention is, therefore, to be limited only as indicated by the scope of the appended claims
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