低成本,大容量成像用于昆虫学数字化
Dirk Steinke1, Jaclyn T A McKeown1, Allison Zyba1
1Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada University of Guelph Guelph Canada.
ZooKeys
|July 22, 2024
概括
通过新的低成本自动成像系统,对自然历史藏品进行数字化变得更加容易. 该技术使用计算机数控 (CNC) 装置快速捕获节肢动物标本的高分辨率图像.
科学领域:
- 自然历史自然历史
- 博物馆研究 博物馆研究
- 数字成像技术的数字成像技术
背景情况:
- 大规模的自然历史藏品数字化需要自动化图像采集和处理.
- 现有的成像系统往往复杂且昂贵,限制了它们的广泛采用.
- 需要可访问和高效的方法来对博物馆标本进行成像.
研究的目的:
- 开发一种简单,廉价的自动化系统,用于成像中型至大型节肢动物标本.
- 为自然历史藏品创建一个高通量成像解决方案.
主要方法:
- 一个数字单反相机安装在计算机数控 (CNC) 电机驱动装置上.
- 该系统旨在实现自动化z轴堆叠,以捕获高分辨率图像.
- 组装成本的目标是低于1000美元 (不包括相机).
主要成果:
- 该系统成功地捕获了高分辨率的z轴叠叠图像 (6960 × 4640像素) 的节肢动物标本大于5毫米.
- 该自动化设备在短短30分钟内成像了95个标本,证明了其高生产能力.
- 该系统的总成本,不包括摄像头,大约为1000美元.
结论:
- 这种简单,廉价的基于CNC的成像系统为大规模数字化自然历史藏品提供了实用解决方案.
- 该系统的低成本,易于设置和高吞吐量使其适合广泛部署.
- 自动成像对于现代自然历史收藏管理和可访问性至关重要.
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