[Swansea Hackspace] Drone Nights on Tuesdays

[David Davies-Day]

The files from thingiverse for this type of race gates didn't feel very sturdy, also needed to be glued and weighted to not fall over.

I did my own design based off the original concept, mine can be dismantled and carried in an A4 wallet, also added leg holes so it can stand on its own, files available in email if required.

I'll try print out another 2 in time for Tuesday, not tried designing the IC tune couplers yet.

Might be worth putting on the rules page that we can 3D print prop guards at the usual cost for any visitor that does not have them, just thinking that someone may not come if they have not got gaurds when we can print them, on the fly, so to speak.


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From: David Davies-Day <djdavies83 at hotmail.com>
Date:2018/02/24 15:10 (GMT+00:00)
To: Swansea Hackspace <hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: [Swansea Hackspace] Drone Nights on Tuesdays

Just dropped £3 on lighting for one IC tube gates, I'm around this poundland
Fir about 30 min if anyone wants some picking up, pay back on Tuesday night.

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From: David Davies-Day <djdavies83 at hotmail.com>
Date:2018/02/24 10:44 (GMT+00:00)
To: Swansea Hackspace <hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: [Swansea Hackspace] Drone Nights on Tuesdays

If I can get bbq skewers today, I'll try make a few of these.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2764023


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From: Peter Barnes <pe5erb at gmail.com>
Date:2018/02/23 14:33 (GMT+00:00)
To: Swansea Hackspace <hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: [Swansea Hackspace] Drone Nights on Tuesdays

Justin,

This idea has come up and would be an interesting group project.

There would be a few ways I can immediately think of:


  *   Using ultrasonic / proximity sensors to detect that a drone has flown through the gate
  *   Picking up the RF from the video transmitters and using the signal strength to detect the drone

Either of those methods or more could be paired very effectively with addressable LEDs to create interactive gates.

Other thoughts for gates include:


  *   Flexible ducting (aka a tunnel)
  *   Hoops
  *   EL-Wire (used to mark out a track)

For inspiration check out this video<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhe9eRfBZ74>


Peter

On Fri, Feb 23, 2018 at 2:24 PM, Justin Mitchell <justin at swansea.hackspace.org.uk<mailto:justin at swansea.hackspace.org.uk>> wrote:
On Fri, 2018-02-23 at 13:22 +0000, David Davies-Day wrote:
> The tubes I currently have are for standard Dual In-line Package, the
> arduino Uno Atmega328p type chips, They will easily accommodate the
> LED strings from poundland, I may pick a couple of strings up today.

I do wonder if it would be possible to build a coil into the gates,
thats either tuned to an rfid frequency, or just some basic induction
method and used to detect when a drone flies through it.

you could do fancy stuff then like colour changing them and automated
timing.

just pie in the sky ideas...

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