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(Brian) Hi, my name is Brian and I’m student from QUT.
My project is the autonomous guide blimp.
The purpose of the blimp will be to guide guests
from reception to various rooms within the CSIRO facility.
Part of this project involves me designing
and constructing a blimp platform.
Now we could have gone for a conventional shape such as a football,
however we decided to try something unconventional such as a doughnut.
The blimp itself it consists of three propellers
and electronics down the bottom.
Now the top propeller controls how high the blimp is as it’s going,
and these two bottom propellers control forward,
backwards motion along with left and right manoeuvring.
[Whirring noise from propellors]
For sensing there are these infrared sensors
which detect the range of the blimp from obstacles and walls.
Along with that there’s also a pressure sensor,
accelerometer and a compass.
Thank you, and the next time you’re at CSIRO
be sure to ask for the doughnut blimp.