Instrument 008 · the read, made real

The Laser Read

The one that actually computes. A synthetic hidden object sits in the arena. Ping it from more angles — each return is a line-integral projection, and the instrument back-projects them into a reconstruction. A few angles give a streaky guess; denser angular coverage improves it. The method is computed tomography, and fidelity is measured against the known synthetic object.

reconstruction · 0 pings
drag to aim · ping to read
the returns, back-projected

The read

0%reconstruction fidelity
0 pings · self-vantage 0°
Sweep, or ping angle by angle, and watch it resolve.

Read the object

Object complexity3

Reading it

When the chosen fidelity is reached, the object shows a workable silhouette — a shape you can act on, not a perfect copy.

it computes · filtered back-projection (the Radon inverse) — real math, per ping
measured · fidelity is the correlation of the reconstruction with the object, not a set number
show truth · overlay the object and check the read converges to it
more angles · few projections → streaky; a dense sweep → improved angular coverage
never 100% · it converges to the instrument's resolution (grid + bins + filter), not perfection — convergence, not completion