Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00481, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Galstian, Tigran (Université Laval), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : The current proposal aims the development and fabrication of electrically variable liquid crystal lenses for 3D_x000D_
digitization. Namely, this type of lenses already has been successfully applied to mobile (cell phone) cameras_x000D_
to perform auto focus function without mechanical movements. In the same time, the 3D digitization gains_x000D_
more and more attraction along with 3D printers which become broadly accepted in the R&D and prototyping_x000D_
community. One of the techniques, used to perform the 3D digitization, consists in projecting parallel lines on_x000D_
objects and capturing the resulting images by using several cameras. In current products, the user needs to_x000D_
move the hand to ensure that the image is in focus. Thus, the goal of this project is the development of liquid_x000D_
crystal lenses that would ensure that the images are always in focus even in the video mode (in contrast to cell_x000D_
phone's point & shoot application). As part of this project we will try to adapt the lenses that our group has_x000D_
developed for mobile cameras to this technique of 3D projection that have different technical requirements. As_x000D_
a result, we shall develop, build, characterize and integrate (in collaboration with our industrial partner)_x000D_
electrically variable liquid crystal lenses for their 3D digitization device., program purpose french : The current proposal aims the development and fabrication of electrically variable liquid crystal lenses for 3D_x000D_
digitization. Namely, this type of lenses already has been successfully applied to mobile (cell phone) cameras_x000D_
to perform auto focus function without mechanical movements. In the same time, the 3D digitization gains_x000D_
more and more attraction along with 3D printers which become broadly accepted in the R&D and prototyping_x000D_
community. One of the techniques, used to perform the 3D digitization, consists in projecting parallel lines on_x000D_
objects and capturing the resulting images by using several cameras. In current products, the user needs to_x000D_
move the hand to ensure that the image is in focus. Thus, the goal of this project is the development of liquid_x000D_
crystal lenses that would ensure that the images are always in focus even in the video mode (in contrast to cell_x000D_
phone's point & shoot application). As part of this project we will try to adapt the lenses that our group has_x000D_
developed for mobile cameras to this technique of 3D projection that have different technical requirements. As_x000D_
a result, we shall develop, build, characterize and integrate (in collaboration with our industrial partner)_x000D_
electrically variable liquid crystal lenses for their 3D digitization device., agreement title english : Application of a variable liquid crystal lens to 3D digitization, agreement title french : Application of a variable liquid crystal lens to 3D digitization, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-08-23, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada