Hackupy/OccuCopter - Revision history

Rubin110 at 20:44, 19 November 2011

2011-11-19T20:44:56Z

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Rubin110: Replaced content with 'Moving to https://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Hackupy/OccuCopter'

2011-11-19T20:44:45Z

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	~~Step 1. Design & build a fleet of OccuCopters~~		Moving to https://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Hackupy/OccuCopter

	~~Step 2. ????~~

	~~Step 3. Freedom!~~

	~~===Overview===~~

	There is a clear and urgent need for citizen-controlled aerial observation devices. Such devices would greatly extend the reach of citizen journalism, make it easier to obtain high-resolution photos for more accurate and openly verifiable crowd estimates, to better document (and even help to deter) incidents of police brutality, and much more.

	An increasingly wide variety of commercial UAV's (unmanned aerial vehicle) already exist, many of which are capable of streaming video. However the price of such devices currently remains prohibitively high, and deters their use in situations where the UAV may be damaged, either accidentally (due to the challenges of navigating an urban environment) or intentionally (by police or others who might wish to go unobserved). For these devices to become truly useful, it is essential that more affordable, DIY options be made available. Designing an easily-replicable sub-$200 OccuCopter would be a significant breakthrough.

	~~Noisebridge's OccuCopter / OccuBlimp project is a global collaboration, open~~ to all who wish to contribute. There is a great deal of prior art on this topic, as the subject of R/C (radio-controlled) helicopters, n-copters, blimps and planes is far from new. It is our hope however that this specific project work towards the immediate goal of completing a range of currently implementable designs, then fabricating them,and helping to get them out into the streets where they are needed. We need to take citizen journalism into the air, and we need to do so now. Will you help?

	~~===Next Steps===~~

	~~Feel free to create an account here on the Noisebridge wiki and start editing and adding to this page as needed!~~

	Also, there are multiple forum discussions currently taking place regarding this project, in a variety of splintered places: private email lists, public email lists, Twitter and elsewhere. While such separation may be necessary in certain cases (for privacy, or efficiency of small-team collaboration) better integration and sharing of research is also needed. Coming up with a good solution for where and how to plan and collaborate regarding this project should therefore likely be the first priority. (Obviously, a wiki is a crap place for discussion, unfortunately.) Suggestions, anyone?

	~~Discussion is taking place on the [http~~://~~lists.~~hackerspaces.org/~~mailman/options/hackupy-discuss~~/ Hackupy~~-discuss list].~~

	~~===Video===~~

	~~http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vOor1xmVDs~~

	~~===Resources===~~

	~~Accelerometer based smartphone bluetooth RC - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjXQ0Lgvy1k~~

	~~Small camera servo mount - http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2242~~

	~~Servo cam pan/tilt - http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1740~~

	~~Android webcam server - http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-effective-cell-phone-surveillance-apps~~/

24.187.112.155 at 20:07, 19 November 2011

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			===Resources===

			Accelerometer based smartphone bluetooth RC - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjXQ0Lgvy1k

			Small camera servo mount - http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2242

			Servo cam pan/tilt - http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1740

			Android webcam server - http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-effective-cell-phone-surveillance-apps/

SFSlim at 19:54, 19 November 2011

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	Discussion is taking place on the [http://lists.hackerspaces.org/mailman/options/hackupy-discuss/ Hackupy-discuss list].		Discussion is taking place on the [http://lists.hackerspaces.org/mailman/options/hackupy-discuss/ Hackupy-discuss list].

			===Video===

			http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vOor1xmVDs

SFSlim at 19:53, 19 November 2011

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	Also, there are multiple forum discussions currently taking place regarding this project, in a variety of splintered places: private email lists, public email lists, Twitter and elsewhere. While such separation may be necessary in certain cases (for privacy, or efficiency of small-team collaboration) better integration and sharing of research is also needed. Coming up with a good solution for where and how to plan and collaborate regarding this project should therefore likely be the first priority. (Obviously, a wiki is a crap place for discussion, unfortunately.) Suggestions, anyone?		Also, there are multiple forum discussions currently taking place regarding this project, in a variety of splintered places: private email lists, public email lists, Twitter and elsewhere. While such separation may be necessary in certain cases (for privacy, or efficiency of small-team collaboration) better integration and sharing of research is also needed. Coming up with a good solution for where and how to plan and collaborate regarding this project should therefore likely be the first priority. (Obviously, a wiki is a crap place for discussion, unfortunately.) Suggestions, anyone?

			Discussion is taking place on the [http://lists.hackerspaces.org/mailman/options/hackupy-discuss/ Hackupy-discuss list].

SFSlim at 19:47, 19 November 2011

2011-11-19T19:47:32Z

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	Noisebridge's OccuCopter / OccuBlimp project is a global collaboration, open to all who wish to contribute. There is a great deal of prior art on this topic, as the subject of R/C (radio-controlled) helicopters, n-copters, blimps and planes is far from new. It is our hope however that this specific project work towards the immediate goal of completing a range of currently implementable designs, then fabricating them,and helping to get them out into the streets where they are needed. We need to take citizen journalism into the air, and we need to do so now. Will you help?		Noisebridge's OccuCopter / OccuBlimp project is a global collaboration, open to all who wish to contribute. There is a great deal of prior art on this topic, as the subject of R/C (radio-controlled) helicopters, n-copters, blimps and planes is far from new. It is our hope however that this specific project work towards the immediate goal of completing a range of currently implementable designs, then fabricating them,and helping to get them out into the streets where they are needed. We need to take citizen journalism into the air, and we need to do so now. Will you help?

			===Next Steps===

			Feel free to create an account here on the Noisebridge wiki and start editing and adding to this page as needed!

			Also, there are multiple forum discussions currently taking place regarding this project, in a variety of splintered places: private email lists, public email lists, Twitter and elsewhere. While such separation may be necessary in certain cases (for privacy, or efficiency of small-team collaboration) better integration and sharing of research is also needed. Coming up with a good solution for where and how to plan and collaborate regarding this project should therefore likely be the first priority. (Obviously, a wiki is a crap place for discussion, unfortunately.) Suggestions, anyone?

SFSlim at 19:42, 19 November 2011

2011-11-19T19:42:56Z

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	Step 3. Freedom!		Step 3. Freedom!

			===Overview===

	There is a clear and urgent need for citizen-controlled aerial observation devices. Such devices would greatly extend the reach of citizen journalism, make it easier to obtain high-resolution photos for more accurate and openly verifiable crowd estimates, to better document (and even help to deter) incidents of police brutality, and much more.		There is a clear and urgent need for citizen-controlled aerial observation devices. Such devices would greatly extend the reach of citizen journalism, make it easier to obtain high-resolution photos for more accurate and openly verifiable crowd estimates, to better document (and even help to deter) incidents of police brutality, and much more.

SFSlim: Added initial draft of abstract

2011-11-19T19:42:27Z

Added initial draft of abstract

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			There is a clear and urgent need for citizen-controlled aerial observation devices. Such devices would greatly extend the reach of citizen journalism, make it easier to obtain high-resolution photos for more accurate and openly verifiable crowd estimates, to better document (and even help to deter) incidents of police brutality, and much more.

			An increasingly wide variety of commercial UAV's (unmanned aerial vehicle) already exist, many of which are capable of streaming video. However the price of such devices currently remains prohibitively high, and deters their use in situations where the UAV may be damaged, either accidentally (due to the challenges of navigating an urban environment) or intentionally (by police or others who might wish to go unobserved). For these devices to become truly useful, it is essential that more affordable, DIY options be made available. Designing an easily-replicable sub-$200 OccuCopter would be a significant breakthrough.

			Noisebridge's OccuCopter / OccuBlimp project is a global collaboration, open to all who wish to contribute. There is a great deal of prior art on this topic, as the subject of R/C (radio-controlled) helicopters, n-copters, blimps and planes is far from new. It is our hope however that this specific project work towards the immediate goal of completing a range of currently implementable designs, then fabricating them,and helping to get them out into the streets where they are needed. We need to take citizen journalism into the air, and we need to do so now. Will you help?

SFSlim at 06:01, 19 November 2011

2011-11-19T06:01:34Z

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	Step 2. ????		Step 2. ????

	Step 3. Freedom!		Step 3. Freedom!

SFSlim: Getting the ball rolling. Or hovering, as the case will hopefully be.

2011-11-19T06:01:22Z

Getting the ball rolling. Or hovering, as the case will hopefully be.

New page

Step 1. Design & build a fleet of OccuCopters
Step 2. ????
Step 3. Freedom!