Silver Robotics, Automaton and Automation Design · 2021
Honeycomb Modular Multifunctional Drone
- A' Design Award 2021 Silver Winner in Robotics, Automaton and Automation Design
- Awarded April 15, 2021
- CLIENT: LuXun Academy of Fine Arts
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 35,045
- Verification code 6B24C27119 · Verify this award
About Honeycomb Modular Multifunctional Drone
Honeycomb is a modular unmanned aerial vehicle designed to perform several tasks. The frame has a hexagonal shape, inspired by a bee honeycomb, and can be expanded by adding more units. Functional modules for fire protection, public announcement, seeding, ultraviolet sterilization, spraying and delivery are held in the middle of the frame by strong magnets. A larger number of modules increases the carrying capacity. A built-in Bluetooth connection allows the position to be monitored. The drone measures 815 mm long, 815 mm wide and 363 mm high.
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- Unique Properties
- Honeycomb is different from other UAVs in its single function attribute, and realizes modular and multi functional applications. The hexagonal frame can be infinitely expanded to add more modules. The more expanded the power module with rotor protection around the stronger the carrying capacity. One of the multi shaft propellers is the main controller responsible for receiving Bluetooth. The other is the auxiliary rotating clockwise and counter clockwise rotating alternately.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Honeycomb UAV is 815 mm long, 815 mm wide and 363 mm high.
- Tags
- Multi functional, modular, hexagonal expansion.
- Production Technology
- Circuit board, brushless motor, Bluetooth, strong magnet, airborne sensor, airborne calculation.
- Design Challenge
- One challenge is how to better combine function and structure, and the other is how to more accurately control the weight of functional modules to achieve flight stability.
- Project Duration
- The project started in Shenyang, Liaoning Province in June 2020 and ended in Shenyang, Liaoning Province in January 2021.
- Operation Flow
- UAV functional modules include fire protection, propaganda, seeding, UV sterilization, spray, express. The various functional modules are strongly magnetically adsorbed in the middle of the hexagonal frame, the program is used to plan and control the activities of the drone. The builtin Bluetooth can monitor the position at any time.
- Research
- Functional modules include fire protection, propaganda, seeding, UV sterilization, spray, express. All modules are connected by strong magnetic 360 degrees, and the connection part is stable. The drone skeleton and modules can be continuously expanded by splicing, and the more modules, the stronger the endurance, the more powerful the functionality.
- Inspiration
- Most of the existing UAVs are single functional and cannot meet multiple needs, so multi functional UAVs are designed using a modular approach. Its shape is inspired by the honeycomb of a bee, using the hexagonal shape of the honeycomb as its skeleton. The lower part adopts the magnetic adsorption method to assemble multiple functional modules.