How is this done, outdoors?

look 171 · 03-01-2023, 04:51 PM

Pretty cool

A930Rocket · 03-01-2023, 04:53 PM

I saw the satellite, but where was the balloon?

911_Dude · 05:27 PM

These displays drone light displays are incredible. Ive never seen one "live", just vids. But the coordination is amazing. Obviously computer controlled.

I have a Mavic drone, and I can say the stability of these drones is freaking incredible, as well as the instrumentation and photo and video quality. They use GPS and optics to maintain position and its steady as a rock. They display what in aircraft you would call a Attitude Indicator. High, gusty winds will show the drone rocking and rolling around in the wind. But the position is solid (as are the photos).

The reason I mention all that is they can hold a very precise position. Combine that with a computer figuring out all the 3D positions required, and you can do this. Its pretty cool.

Check this out: https://en.hg-fly.com/cases/

look 171 · 03-01-2023, 06:48 PM

OK, I got it now. I thought it was all done by people who has steady hands. Still amazing if you ask me.

stealthn · 03-02-2023, 05:58 AM

This is just precursive programming before weaponizing them…

Seahawk · 03-02-2023, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by look 171

OK, I got it now. I thought it was all done by people who has steady hands. Still amazing if you ask me.

We work with a company that builds the small drones for these shows. We are doing some work with them not related to the shows in any manor but the work that goes into this is impressive.

The next steps, where DoD is looking to take this type of cognitive interplay between small drones, is in swarming targets. Our role will be to deliver the swarm from distance with our stuff.

Brave new world.

Deschodt · 03-02-2023, 06:54 AM

If they can do that for fun, imagine on a battlefield.

A very good friend of mine is an expat in China for a US company. We chat often and he's blown away by how far ahead of us China is *on so many fronts* technology wise, be it use of drones, use of AI, EVs, batteries, even space stuff nowadays... He told me last time that if we have any doubt EV is happening and doable, look at China: 50% of cars in cities appear to be EVs, all the taxis are, chargers absolutely everywhere and they work, facial recognition used everywhere also (not necessarily in a good way, mind), AI all over... We are already losing the tech battle by either joining the EV-only bandwagon in 2035 (and killing our own auto industry in the process) OR not joining it fast enough - either way we're definitely Rome before the fall... In a decade all we'll be good for is touristy stuff and making Marvel movies. Go see for yourself, it's bleeping scary how complacent we have become (and I mean the western world, not just the US)

herr_oberst · 03-02-2023, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by stealthn

This is just precursive programming before weaponizing them…

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Originally Posted by Seahawk

The next steps, where DoD is looking to take this type of cognitive interplay between small drones, is in swarming targets. Our role will be to deliver the swarm from distance with our stuff.

Brave new world.

A couple of weeks ago I posted a vid on a very simplistic version of this tech. Basically a liftoff and a couple of simple fly patterns. I mentioned that it caused me to experience that 'uncanny valley' anxiety, which felt completely overblown for what I was watching.

These two posts, I think, are trying to explain what my lizard brain was experiencing.

It's all fun and games until you control 3500 very capable drones each loaded with a shaped charge of C4 or worse.

911 Rod · 911 Rod's Garage

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Originally Posted by herr_oberst

It's all fun and games until you control 3500 very capable drones each loaded with a shaped charge of C4 or worse.

And being able to fire all at once.

pwd72s · 03-02-2023, 12:02 PM

absolutely frightening

Seahawk · 03-02-2023, 12:07 PM

The stuff we are working on, the air vehicle not the UAS coordination, is based on DoD requests for limited collateral damage swarms, smart swarms.

The hard part is getting the "swarm" where it needs to be. A quad rotor UAS has very limited range, nearly tactically insignificant in the next conflict, the tyranny of distance...we are working on getting them where they need to be.

pwd72s · 03-02-2023, 02:17 PM

How could you defend against such swarms?

herr_oberst · 03-02-2023, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by 911 Rod

And being able to fire all at once.

Or programming them to fire individually using AI or facial recognition algorithms, with b,c,d,e,x? alternative targets in case the 'a' target is no longer optimal.

herr_oberst · 03-02-2023, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by pwd72s

How could you defend against such swarms?

Electromagnetic pulse (emp) would be one method; localized signal scrambling might be another, (I don't know. I'm making snit up.) maybe something as simple as a rubber halloween mask in the case of fr

nota · 03-02-2023, 02:43 PM

shotgun

look 171 · 03-02-2023, 03:20 PM

I didn't even think of its capability as a weapon. Scary stuff if you think far enough ahead.

look 171 · 03-02-2023, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Deschodt

If they can do that for fun, imagine on a battlefield.

A very good friend of mine is an expat in China for a US company. We chat often and he's blown away by how far ahead of us China is *on so many fronts* technology wise, be it use of drones, use of AI, EVs, batteries, even space stuff nowadays... He told me last time that if we have any doubt EV is happening and doable, look at China: 50% of cars in cities appear to be EVs, all the taxis are, chargers absolutely everywhere and they work, facial recognition used everywhere also (not necessarily in a good way, mind), AI all over... We are already losing the tech battle by either joining the EV-only bandwagon in 2035 (and killing our own auto industry in the process) OR not joining it fast enough - either way we're definitely Rome before the fall... In a decade all we'll be good for is touristy stuff and making Marvel movies. Go see for yourself, it's bleeping scary how complacent we have become (and I mean the western world, not just the US)

I spent almost 2 months in the summer seeing the country 4 years ago. My mind was blown away and like many here in the US think China is still somewhat a third world country with little advancement. Oh my, was I wrong. Their tech, infrastructure was simply amazing.

Crowbob · 03-03-2023, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by 911_Dude

These displays drone light displays are incredible. Ive never seen one "live", just vids. But the coordination is amazing. Obviously computer controlled.

I have a Mavic drone, and I can say the stability of these drones is freaking incredible, as well as the instrumentation and photo and video quality. They use GPS and optics to maintain position and its steady as a rock. They display what in aircraft you would call a Attitude Indicator. High, gusty winds will show the drone rocking and rolling around in the wind. But the position is solid (as are the photos).

The reason I mention all that is they can hold a very precise position. Combine that with a computer figuring out all the 3D positions required, and you can do this. Its pretty cool.

Check this out: https://en.hg-fly.com/cases/

At the boat ramp, I spied a fishing boat that looked expensive. The guy said it was north of $100k. Anyways, the trolling motor was connected to gps and would hold the boat in exactly one spot no matter the weather, even on a river.

stealthn · 03-03-2023, 07:14 AM

This:

https://youtu.be/40JFxhhJEYk

Arizona_928 · 03-03-2023, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by pwd72s

How could you defend against such swarms?

Nets.

We've seen in ukraine that the switch blade drones are severely limited if they hit something soft. That's why the uaf have been just attaching munitions to the drones and dropping them on trenches.... but they also want their drones back so they can repeat the procedure.