Design of installation with interactive UAVs

ABSTRACT

In this paper, we propose an installation where people interact with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). In this installation, people could illuminate a dark room with LED attached blimps (i.e. small airships). People control the movement and the light of the indoor blimps with voice via mobile phones. People who are not in the room also could control the light of blimps via internet. We design a framework to control UAVs via mobile phones and internet as a base of this installation. We aim to share our vision with people who are enthusiastic for media expression with UAVs by publishing our technical resources in open architectural approach.

REFERENCES

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  J. Computer Applications
  J.5 ARTS AND HUMANITIES
      Subjects: Fine arts

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.2 User Interfaces (D.2.2, H.1.2, I.3.6)
          Subjects: Interaction styles (e.g., commands, menus, forms, direct manipulation)

  I. Computing Methodologies
  I.2 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
      I.2.9 Robotics
          Subjects: Operator interfaces

General Terms:
Design, Human Factors

Keywords:
blimp, illumination, installation, open source, physical computing, unmanned aerial vehicle