EV'UP
Drone-Supported Projection System
3th Semester | Project: Smart Units
in cooperation with SIEMENS, Erlangen
Right from the beginning, the topic of the project was kept very open: Create a product, that is...
...networked (Internet Of Things)
...used in the field of industry or general business (B2B)
...ready for the market in the next few years
THE PROBLEM
Many helping hands are needed to organize and build up
big events like festivals, concerts or exhibitions. The staff consist of people with very different expertise and responsibility. Stages, electricity, sanitary facilities, chairs, rides - everything should be set up as fast as possible and work together without any problems inside a
huge area.
Of course there is a
site plan and some staff members that keep track of everything. But with an rising amount of stakeholders and a more and more flexible setup it's difficult to work with such a big, fixed plan.
THE IDEA
A plan is needed, one that can be viewed everytime from every involved person, flexible and unmistakable.
So, why not setting
marks on the whole site? Maybe with an
projection, using all the advantages of a digital, networked system:
- available everywhere
- always up-to-date
- usable from everyone
- accurate
- easy to understand and use
- using existing systems
THE SOLUTION
Only a
powerful laser can achieve such a big projection. The projector also must be positioned
high above the site in order to reach every corner of the area.
Using
drones could be one way to gain this. But this small flying objects are not able to carry such a powerful laser much less to power it for a long time.
But why not let the laser on the
ground?
THE CONCEPT
A
mobile device on the ground contains the laser and also is used as a
container for the drone during transport.
The job of the
drone is only to
deflect the ray from the laser in order to show the marks on the ground. Using a
cable to the ground for power supply, the drone is able to stay in air as long as wanted.
An additional
pencil allows the
interaction with the projected plan. It's connected with the system and reacts to the light of the projection ray.
REALIZATION
In reasons of saving space, the
drone is designed to be folded. The carbon belts protect and carry the rotors.
The
pencil contains two buttons behind the soft grip area of the housing, a status LED and a vibration motor for feedback during actions. It's getting charged in a tray of the container using induction.
The
container houses the projection laser, the central controller and a cable winch for winding up the supply cable to the drone.
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