Difference between revisions of "Cheap Educational Scope"
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clc; | clc; | ||
+ | %% define all constants | ||
%all units are in meters | %all units are in meters | ||
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Fo=.033; %objective focal length | Fo=.033; %objective focal length | ||
Fe=.033; %eyepiece focal length | Fe=.033; %eyepiece focal length | ||
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Wgreen = 550e-9; %wavelength of green light is 550nm | Wgreen = 550e-9; %wavelength of green light is 550nm | ||
− | %Find image/object distances and magnigication of the objective lens | + | %% Find image/object distances and magnigication of the objective lens |
Di = 3.2*Fo; %random guess of 4 times (iterative solution) | Di = 3.2*Fo; %random guess of 4 times (iterative solution) | ||
%M=f/(f-Do) for distance to the object (thin lens & def of magnification) | %M=f/(f-Do) for distance to the object (thin lens & def of magnification) | ||
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Do = -Di/Mo; | Do = -Di/Mo; | ||
− | %Find iimage/object distances and magnigication of the eye lens | + | %% Find iimage/object distances and magnigication of the eye lens |
− | Devi = 1/(1/Fo - 1/Dndv); | + | %Thin lens equation. Dndv is a virtual image, so it is negative. |
+ | Devi = 1/(1/Fo - 1/(-Dndv)); | ||
%Total length = Obj<->image<->Eyepiece = Obj2image + Image2eyepiece | %Total length = Obj<->image<->Eyepiece = Obj2image + Image2eyepiece | ||
Lt=Di+Devi | Lt=Di+Devi | ||
Me = Dndv/Fe; | Me = Dndv/Fe; | ||
− | %Find the actual magnification of the system | + | %% Find the actual magnification of the system |
Mt = Mo*Me | Mt = Mo*Me | ||
− | %Find the resolution of the system (and the max practical magnification) | + | %% Find the resolution of the system (and the max practical magnification) |
Theta = atand((0.5*Pe) / Do); | Theta = atand((0.5*Pe) / Do); | ||
NA = sind(Theta); | NA = sind(Theta); | ||
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Dsep = 2*sind(Aacuitydegrees/2)*Dndv; %lowest resolveable distance at Dndv | Dsep = 2*sind(Aacuitydegrees/2)*Dndv; %lowest resolveable distance at Dndv | ||
Moptimal = (2*NA*Dsep)/Wgreen %550nm is green light | Moptimal = (2*NA*Dsep)/Wgreen %550nm is green light | ||
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</pre> | </pre> | ||
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Do = 48mm (object-lens distance for an in focus image) | Do = 48mm (object-lens distance for an in focus image) | ||
− | Lt = | + | Devi = 29.2mm (Eye-lens to real image distance) |
+ | Lt = 134.8mm(optical tube length, Do + Devi) | ||
Moptimal = 16.5 | Moptimal = 16.5 | ||
Mt = -16.7 | Mt = -16.7 |
Revision as of 13:43, 17 June 2013
Problem Statement
I needed a quick idea for summer camp educational workshop that was 'sciencey'. I remembered seeing this thingiverse link a while back and sharing it with a friend of mine who is an elementary school teacher. I wanted to do this as a workshop but also to understand the operation behind it as I am ashamed to say that my knowledge of optics is pretty bad...
I also wanted to understand the weak spots of the scope so that older kids could make a more advanced version that would be more capable or easier to use.
The Eye
I first used ray tracing theory to understand the real and virtual image locations. I was hung up very quickly on the fact that without an eye, a virtual image is pretty useless. The eye is an integral part of a microscope!!!
Luckily I found some information on the human eye. Some of the really important ones are
- Visual acuity: 2 arcminutes
- Distance of Nearest Distinct Vision: 25cm (between this and infinity are good places to place your final virtual image)
- Translated visual acuity at the distance of nearest distinct vision: 145µm (wow, my eyes are amazing!!)
- Focal Length of the Eyeball: 2.2cm
Reminder to myself to scan and stick in the raytrace model
The Cameras
Walmart! 33mm focal length lenses. Full lens diameter not usable, need to stop down with a 3mm stop.
The 2-lens Matlab Model
clear; clc; %% define all constants %all units are in meters Fo=.033; %objective focal length Fe=.033; %eyepiece focal length Pe = .003; %entrance pupil of 3mm (refine this to include mag effect) Dndv = .25;%.25 is the distance of "nearest distinct vision" in humans Aacuitydegrees = 2/60; %human visual foveal acuity is 2 arcminutes Wgreen = 550e-9; %wavelength of green light is 550nm %% Find image/object distances and magnigication of the objective lens Di = 3.2*Fo; %random guess of 4 times (iterative solution) %M=f/(f-Do) for distance to the object (thin lens & def of magnification) %M = -Di/Do %M = (f-Di)/f for distance to the image Mo = (Fo-Di)/Fo; Do = -Di/Mo; %% Find iimage/object distances and magnigication of the eye lens %Thin lens equation. Dndv is a virtual image, so it is negative. Devi = 1/(1/Fo - 1/(-Dndv)); %Total length = Obj<->image<->Eyepiece = Obj2image + Image2eyepiece Lt=Di+Devi Me = Dndv/Fe; %% Find the actual magnification of the system Mt = Mo*Me %% Find the resolution of the system (and the max practical magnification) Theta = atand((0.5*Pe) / Do); NA = sind(Theta); Resolution = Wgreen/(2*NA); %green light resolution Dsep = 2*sind(Aacuitydegrees/2)*Dndv; %lowest resolveable distance at Dndv Moptimal = (2*NA*Dsep)/Wgreen %550nm is green light
RESULTS ----------------------------- Do = 48mm (object-lens distance for an in focus image) Devi = 29.2mm (Eye-lens to real image distance) Lt = 134.8mm(optical tube length, Do + Devi) Moptimal = 16.5 Mt = -16.7
2013 Jasper Nance KE7PHI