Fritsch, D.; Wagner, J.F.; Ceranski, B.; Simon, S.; Niklaus, M.; Zhan, K.; Mammadov, G. Making Historical Gyroscopes Alive—2D and 3D Preservations by Sensor Fusion and Open Data Access. Sensors2021, 21, 957.
Fritsch, D.; Wagner, J.F.; Ceranski, B.; Simon, S.; Niklaus, M.; Zhan, K.; Mammadov, G. Making Historical Gyroscopes Alive—2D and 3D Preservations by Sensor Fusion and Open Data Access. Sensors 2021, 21, 957.
Fritsch, D.; Wagner, J.F.; Ceranski, B.; Simon, S.; Niklaus, M.; Zhan, K.; Mammadov, G. Making Historical Gyroscopes Alive—2D and 3D Preservations by Sensor Fusion and Open Data Access. Sensors2021, 21, 957.
Fritsch, D.; Wagner, J.F.; Ceranski, B.; Simon, S.; Niklaus, M.; Zhan, K.; Mammadov, G. Making Historical Gyroscopes Alive—2D and 3D Preservations by Sensor Fusion and Open Data Access. Sensors 2021, 21, 957.
Abstract
Gyroscopes are fascinating instruments with a history of about 200 years. When J.G.F. Bohnenberger presented his machine to his students in 1810 at the University of Tuebingen, Germany, nobody could have foreseen that this fascinating development would be used for complex orientation and positioning. At the University of Stuttgart, Germany, a collection of 160 exhibits is available and in transition for a sustainable future. Here, the systems are digitized in 2D, 2.5D and 3D and are made available for a world-wide community using OpenAccess platforms. The technologies being used are Computed Tomography, Computer Vision, Endoscopy and Photogrammetry. The workflows for combining voxel representations and colored point clouds are described, to create Digital Twins of the tangible assets. Advantages and disadvantages are discussed und work for near future is outlined in this new and challenging field of Tech Heritage digitization.
Keywords
History of technology; Computer Vision; Photogrammetry; Endoscopy; Computed Tomography; Convolutional Neural Networks; Structure-from-Motion; Dense Image Matching; Data Fusion; Sensor Fusion; Digital Twin; Navigation Instruments; Inertial Sensors
Subject
Engineering, Automotive Engineering
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