Tool · camera

Camera target collimator

Build an illuminated target projector with known optical conjugates Discovery hypothesis; caller demands and physical qualification remain open.

Discovered · unresearchedClosure: OpenInventory incomplete

Capability requirements and tolerances

Consumer-specific numerical targets, quantities and acceptance limits remain open or incompletely reviewed. No smartphone-grade suitability is claimed. Distinct capability tiers require their own making route and qualification.

Making steps · draft selected for navigation; not a validated fabrication specification.

Known Parts and Tools

The selected route supplies this page's inventory and the map's dependency links from one record. Further requirements may be missing; review flags do not prove physical suitability.

Requirement	Role	Use	Relationship status
Uncoated camera lens set	Part	incorporated; allocation and losses open	Cycle-checked; compatibility unknown
Camera test target	Tool	reused fabrication equipment; availability unqualified	Cycle-checked; compatibility unknown
Light sources	Tool	reused fabrication equipment; availability unqualified	Cycle-checked; compatibility unknown
Alloy stock	Part	incorporated; allocation and losses open	Cycle-checked; compatibility unknown
Precision machines	Tool	reused fabrication equipment; availability unqualified	Cycle-checked; compatibility unknown
Optical instruments	Tool	reused for verification/calibration; independent origin required	Cycle-checked; compatibility unknown
Dimensional instruments	Tool	reused for verification/calibration; independent origin required	Cycle-checked; compatibility unknown
Workshop surfaces	Tool	reused fabrication equipment; availability unqualified	Cycle-checked; compatibility unknown
Containers	Tool	reused fabrication equipment; availability unqualified	Cycle-checked; compatibility unknown
Handling assembly	Tool	reused fabrication equipment; availability unqualified	Cycle-checked; compatibility unknown

Making outline

Specify a separate collimator prescription and make its optics using shared lens process.
Assemble illumination, target and mounts.
Qualify optical conjugate and field geometry before using a phone sensor.

What remains unresolved

Reuse of camera-uncoated-lens-elements as process family requires separate collimator member prescription and quantities, not reuse of the camera lens itself.
Full inventory, quantities, losses, capability compatibility and acceptance remain unreviewed.

Sources and leads

Source scope and research notes determine which claims have been checked. A URL does not establish a complete making route.

TRIOPTICS ProCam active alignment

Canonical reuse assessment

{
  "existing_candidates_checked": [
    "projection-optics",
    "light-sources",
    "camera-optics"
  ],
  "decision": "Separate optical-projector function; shared lens manufacturing capability needs adaptation and allocation, not delivered projection optics.",
  "availability": "No candidate is asserted built or suitable; qualification, copies, cleanliness and schedule remain open.",
  "identity_search": "Canonical IDs, aliases/functions and all JSON proposals searched before new ID request; approved for staging by coordinator."
}

Proposed capability specification

{
  "function": "Build an illuminated target projector with known optical conjugates",
  "quantity_dimensions": "not yet specified",
  "performance_precision_purity": "not yet specified",
  "interfaces_environment": "not yet specified",
  "acceptance": "Trial pieces must meet caller demand with independent references; numerical limits not yet specified."
}

Earlier research provenance

proposals/2026-10-08-discovery/camera-rf/report.md; coordinator candidate-union revision 2

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Paths from Smartphone

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Shortest route: Smartphone → Camera system → Camera active alignment fixture → Camera target collimator

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