alextousss
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3 years ago Yes, you could mount it on steppers to have a 360° FOV. Unless the stepper's hashing frequency is close to 40khz, the motor wouldn't interfere at all with the scanner!
I don't think I'll sell a kit until next year. In the meantime, I can definitely build a few units of my current design. It takes me quite some time to build one though. If it isn't too rude to ask: how much would you pay to get an unit?
Thank you for the compliments!
Hi! First of all, this is amazing, well done!
You mentioned in your blog that it's limited to about a 45° FOV in two axes. Could you mount it on a stepper motor to rotate the transducers in one or both axes and then "stitch" your captured plots together, in the way that a phone camera stitches panoramic shots? It might not be useful in an environment with moving objects - or if the scanner is moving itself - but it would probably provide a cheap and easy way to extend the capabilities without necessarily building more arrays.
(The motor itself might produce noise, of course, but that could probably be compensated for.)
Dunno, just a thought. But keep up the good work! If you get to the point of producing a kit or commercial product, I'd love to get one and try it out!