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use sonar like batman!! :P

Click sound and focus at the same time use the focus for a basic map and fill in the gaps with the audio coming back into the mic.

im guessing you would need to solder hundreds of uni-directional microphones onto the device tho...mebe sterio mic would make a big diference...

used to have a little sonar click timing measing program on minwo called sonarce ...this:


focus range + image mapping + sonar + uberdev = profit?

you get all that working and the army will want it

at least in the 5 to 20 centimeters range the increments seem to be of at least one centimeter

I have edited my post. At that range their face isn't in the frame. You'll have a depth-mapped nose, assuming there is enough detail for a lock (contrast edge).

I just tried using a measuring tape, and my head does seems to fit in portrait somewhat, with my face more or less inside the 1 cm resolution range

Did some testing myself, it doesn't seem to be precise enough to lock on to features in centimeter increments.

Also, it hits me that in order to map even a 10 by 10 matrix one nees lockable detail in each cell, one cell to determine lock isn't enough. Areas of skin will not be mapable.

This would still be awesome even if it only worked with things that have lots of visible details