Google Books team open sources their book scanner

LinearBookScannerDesign.pdf   8.1 MB


See a hardware prototype of an automatic, non-destructive book scanner. The machine turns pages automatically, and captures high-resolution images of each page. It was developed in 20% time, and built in the Google Workshops.

There will be a live demo and a short technical presentation, describing the design process.

Speaker Info: Dany Qumsiyeh is an engineer on the Google Books team.

For more information on this project, see:
http://code.google.com/p/linear-book-scanner/