Prototype 2

This prototype was designed by Dany Qumsiyeh in the summer of 2013, and improved on Prototype 1. It features:
  • A 90 degree apex angle
  • Gentler page turning channel
  • Design for manufacture on CNC waterjet
  • Can be disassembled to fit in a suitcase
  • Open-source motor controller and driver
A talk at the University of Michigan describing this prototype
September 11, 2013
A video of the prototype

Design files

prism_scanner.zip (13 MB) - CAD files for Autodesk Inventor 2013
prism_scanner_step.zip - CAD model in STEP format
prism_scanner_dxf.zip - DXF cutting files for waterjet
Bill of Materials
motor_control.ino - Arduino program for motor control
scan.sh - Basic scanning script for linux