Open-source 3D-printable optics equipment.
Open-source 3D-printable optics equipment.
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DOI：
10.1371/journal.pone.0059840
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发表时间：
2013
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影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Pearce JM
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作者：
Zhang C;Anzalone NC;Faria RP;Pearce JM
正如开源设计范式的力量已经将软件的成本降低到大多数人都可以使用的程度一样，开源硬件的兴起也将降低实验科学的成本，以扩大对每个人的访问。为了帮助实现这一目标，本文介绍了一个开源的3D打印光学元件库。该库作为一个灵活的，低成本的公共领域工具集，用于开发研究和教学光学硬件。首先，使用开源的计算机辅助设计包的参数化开源设计的使用被描述为定制用于任何应用的光学硬件。其次，详细介绍了使用开源3D打印机（增材层制造）来制造主要机械部件，然后将其组合起来构建复杂的光学相关设备。第三，使用开放源代码的电子原型开发平台，说明作为控制的光学实验装置。这项研究展示了一个开源的光学库，它显着降低了与许多光学设备相关的成本，同时也实现了相对容易适应的可定制设计。总体而言，成本降低超过97%，某些组件仅占当前类似功能光学产品商业投资的1%。这项研究的结果清楚地表明，这种科学硬件开发方法使更广泛的受众能够参与光学实验，作为研究和教学平台，而不是以前的专有方法。
Just as the power of the open-source design paradigm has driven down the cost of software to the point that it is accessible to most people, the rise of open-source hardware is poised to drive down the cost of doing experimental science to expand access to everyone. To assist in this aim, this paper introduces a library of open-source 3-D-printable optics components. This library operates as a flexible, low-cost public-domain tool set for developing both research and teaching optics hardware. First, the use of parametric open-source designs using an open-source computer aided design package is described to customize the optics hardware for any application. Second, details are provided on the use of open-source 3-D printers (additive layer manufacturing) to fabricate the primary mechanical components, which are then combined to construct complex optics-related devices. Third, the use of the open-source electronics prototyping platform are illustrated as control for optical experimental apparatuses. This study demonstrates an open-source optical library, which significantly reduces the costs associated with much optical equipment, while also enabling relatively easily adapted customizable designs. The cost reductions in general are over 97%, with some components representing only 1% of the current commercial investment for optical products of similar function. The results of this study make its clear that this method of scientific hardware development enables a much broader audience to participate in optical experimentation both as research and teaching platforms than previous proprietary methods.