Optical Designs in Motion

Optical Designs in Motion
Author: Carol Belanger Grafton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1976
Genre: Design
ISBN:

Produce your own moire effects in motion with this unusual and stimulating book. All you need is included: 80 optical art patterns that are intriguing in themselves, plus and acetate screen with four moire overlays. An almost infinite number of effects is possible. Experiment with the overlays and the patterns, and see what effects you can come up with.

Visual Illusions in Motion with Moiré Screens

Visual Illusions in Motion with Moiré Screens
Author: Craig Cassin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 74
Release: 1997
Genre: Art
ISBN:

By moving the moireacute; screens provided in different ways over these optical designs, artists and illustrators can create an infinite number of fascinating patterns with startling, wavelike effects. Rich source of inspiration and royalty-free material ideal for use in print, film and computer applications. 60 patterns.

Motion Vision

Motion Vision
Author: J. Kolodko
Publisher: IET
Total Pages: 458
Release: 2005
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0863414532

This comprehensive book deals with motion estimation for autonomous systems from a biological, algorithmic and digital perspective. An algorithm, which is based on the optical flow constraint equation, is described in detail.

Integrated Optomechanical Analysis

Integrated Optomechanical Analysis
Author: Keith B. Doyle
Publisher: SPIE Press
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2002
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780819446091

This tutorial presents optomechanical modeling techniques to effectively design and analyze high-performance optical systems. It discusses thermal and structural modeling methods that use finite-element analysis to predict the integrity and performance of optical elements and optical support structures. Includes accompanying CD-ROM with examples.

The Design of Plastic Optical Systems

The Design of Plastic Optical Systems
Author: Michael P. Schaub
Publisher: SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2009
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780819472403

Many items we use in our daily lives--the traffic signals, motion sensors, fingerprint readers, cell phone cameras, bar code scanners, and DVD players--rely upon plastic optical systems to perform. Consequently, there is a growing need for individuals who are knowledgeable in the design, development, and production of such systems. This book provides an overview of the design of plastic optical systems and is structured along the lines of a typical development project. Following a brief background discussion, the advantages and disadvantages of plastic optics are considered. Next, the available materials and their properties are described, as well as the issues of material selection and specification. Various manufacturing methods are reviewed, followed by a chapter on design guidelines, leading into several design examples. Following the examples, the prototyping and testing of a design is covered. Finally, bringing the design to production is discussed. Several groups will benefit from the material presented, including optical engineers, technical managers, and engineers of other disciplines who need to design and develop plastic optical systems but lack the knowledge or training to do so. With the help of this book, readers should understand the benefits and limitations of plastic optical systems and be able to determine if this technology is appropriate for their applications. They will have the basic knowledge to undertake the design of these systems, should they choose to do so themselves, or they will be able to have the appropriate conversations with the individuals or companies they ask to perform the work.

Illusions in Motion

Illusions in Motion
Author: Erkki Huhtamo
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 461
Release: 2013-02-22
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0262018519

Tracing the cultural, material, and discursive history of an early manifestation of media culture in the making. Beginning in the late eighteenth century, huge circular panoramas presented their audiences with resplendent representations that ranged from historic battles to exotic locations. Such panoramas were immersive but static. There were other panoramas that moved—hundreds, and probably thousands of them. Their history has been largely forgotten. In Illusions in Motion, Erkki Huhtamo excavates this neglected early manifestation of media culture in the making. The moving panorama was a long painting that unscrolled behind a “window” by means of a mechanical cranking system, accompanied by a lecture, music, and sometimes sound and light effects. Showmen exhibited such panoramas in venues that ranged from opera houses to church halls, creating a market for mediated realities in both city and country. In the first history of this phenomenon, Huhtamo analyzes the moving panorama in all its complexity, investigating its relationship to other media and its role in the culture of its time. In his telling, the panorama becomes a window for observing media in operation. Huhtamo explores such topics as cultural forms that anticipated the moving panorama; theatrical panoramas; the diorama; the "panoramania" of the 1850s and the career of Albert Smith, the most successful showman of that era; competition with magic lantern shows; the final flowering of the panorama in the late nineteenth century; and the panorama's afterlife as a topos, traced through its evocation in literature, journalism, science, philosophy, and propaganda.

Microjoining and Nanojoining

Microjoining and Nanojoining
Author: Y N Zhou
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 835
Release: 2008-03-27
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 184569404X

Many important advances in technology have been associated with nanotechnology and the miniaturization of components, devices and systems. Microjoining has been closely associated with the evolution of microelectronic packaging, but actually covers a much broader area, and is essential for manufacturing many electronic, precision and medical products.Part one reviews the basics of microjoining, including solid-state bonding and fusion microwelding. Part two covers microjoining and nanojoining processes, such as bonding mechanisms and metallurgy, process development and optimization, thermal stresses and distortion, positioning and fixturing, sensing, and numerical modelling. Part three discusses microjoining of materials such as plastics, ceramics, metals and advanced materials such as shape memory alloys and nanomaterials. The book also discusses applications of microjoining such as joining superconductors, the manufacture of medical devices and the sealing of solid oxide fuel cells.This book provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamental aspects of microjoining processes and techniques. It is a valuable reference for production engineers, designers and researchers using or studying microjoining technologies in such industries as microelectronics and biomedical engineering. - Reviews the basics of nanojoining including solid-state bonding and fusion microwelding - Covers microjoining and nanojoining processes such as bonding mechanisms and metallurgy, sensing and numerical modelling - Examines applications of microjoining such as the manufacturing of medical devices, and the sealing of solid oxide fuel cells

Optical System Design

Optical System Design
Author: Rudolf Kingslake
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2012-12-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0323141102

Optical System Design covers the basic knowledge of optics and the flow of light through an optical system. This book is organized into 16 chapters that deal with various components of an optical system, from light and images to spectroscopic apparatus. The book first discusses the simple components of an optical system, including its light, lens, oblique beams, and photochemical aspects. It then deals with the system's projection, plane mirrors, prisms, magnifying instruments, and telescope. Other components considered are the surveying instruments, mirror imaging systems, photographic optics, and spectroscopic apparatus. This book is of value to undergraduate students with courses in geometrical optics and system design.

Field Guide to Optomechanical Design and Analysis

Field Guide to Optomechanical Design and Analysis
Author: Katie Schwertz
Publisher: SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Optical instruments
ISBN: 9780819491619

Optomechanics is a field of mechanics that addresses the specific design challenges associated with optical systems. Intended for practicing optical and mechanical engineers whose work involves both fields, this describes how to mount optical components, as well as how to analyse a given design. Common issues involved with mounting optical components are discussed, including stress, glass strength, thermal effects, vibration, and errors due to motion.