Automated Indoor Blimp
disclaimer:
i don't know anything! no, really. came idea, have no idea how code , program. said, i'm going take homebrew coding on new hobby. i'm literally starting bottom. adventure should fun though!
here's idea:
i want build automated indoor blimp. have 30 foot ceilings in apartment , thought cool have little craft sailing around day. reading article on proximity sensors , got me thinking. need fill ballon (or similar craft/vessel) helium, , attach arduino powered propellor it. i'd want thing fly around apartment, avoiding walls (a la proximity sensors), , flying in random pattern. i'd need propellor articulate can change direction , fly around room in random path. need quick bursts prop sail under it's own buoyancy. that is, when obstacle or wall detected, fires reverse thruster enough going other way. once distance increases obstacle, motor shuts off , away blimp sails. the vessel filled enough helium keep @ specific altitude components on board.
down line, maybe i'll have report processing , have map room in @ least 2d format.
so far, have uno board , looking prox sensor:
http://www.amazon.com/ultrasonic-distance-rangefinder-obstacle-detection/dp/b0066x9v5k/ref=sr_1_24?s=electronics&ie=utf8&qid=1336245231&sr=1-24 .
any other advice on hardware appreciated (motors, servos, etc...)
i don't know anything! no, really. came idea, have no idea how code , program. said, i'm going take homebrew coding on new hobby. i'm literally starting bottom. adventure should fun though!
here's idea:
i want build automated indoor blimp. have 30 foot ceilings in apartment , thought cool have little craft sailing around day. reading article on proximity sensors , got me thinking. need fill ballon (or similar craft/vessel) helium, , attach arduino powered propellor it. i'd want thing fly around apartment, avoiding walls (a la proximity sensors), , flying in random pattern. i'd need propellor articulate can change direction , fly around room in random path. need quick bursts prop sail under it's own buoyancy. that is, when obstacle or wall detected, fires reverse thruster enough going other way. once distance increases obstacle, motor shuts off , away blimp sails. the vessel filled enough helium keep @ specific altitude components on board.
down line, maybe i'll have report processing , have map room in @ least 2d format.
so far, have uno board , looking prox sensor:
http://www.amazon.com/ultrasonic-distance-rangefinder-obstacle-detection/dp/b0066x9v5k/ref=sr_1_24?s=electronics&ie=utf8&qid=1336245231&sr=1-24 .
any other advice on hardware appreciated (motors, servos, etc...)
cool !
does air density vary in height? take care keep heated air above head
i fear have actively this. ( distance sensor ceiling, controlling volume/pressure of blimp ? )
alternatively, helium balloon lifting 90% of cord off ground pretty stable, far not cool.
i got toy indoor helicopter, flies 5 minutes until recharging. that's enough because controlling manually means
a) crash earlier
b) if not, becomes annoying
i understand goal have cruising hours, @ least...
any guess power supply ?
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filled enough helium keep @ specific altitude
does air density vary in height? take care keep heated air above head
i fear have actively this. ( distance sensor ceiling, controlling volume/pressure of blimp ? )
alternatively, helium balloon lifting 90% of cord off ground pretty stable, far not cool.
i got toy indoor helicopter, flies 5 minutes until recharging. that's enough because controlling manually means
a) crash earlier
b) if not, becomes annoying
i understand goal have cruising hours, @ least...
any guess power supply ?
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