Blimp UAV update: Minimum and Maximum versions. We've forked the Blimp UAV into two projects, a minimum and a maximum one. The maximum one is the one that's using the NorthStar "synthetic GPS" directional system and all sorts of other goodies to be a real indoor UAV, with full room sense and navigation ability. That's moving ahead really well, and I hope to have PCBs and code to show you soon. But we also wanted to create a "minimum" blimp UAV that was the cheapest, simplest robotic blimp possible. Here's what the Minimum Blimp UAV consists of: * A BlubberBot envelope and dual thruster motors and mounts (we cannibalized a few other bits from this kit, such as the battery holder and voltage regulator). * A pair of Pololu IR transceivers (one a beacon on the ground, the other onboard) * A third motor for vertical control * A Parallax Ping))) ultrasonic sensor for altitude sensing. * A Boarduino board with ATMega168 chip (Arduino clone). * Two Pololu twin motor driver microboards Target price: <$100 (we're not there yet).
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