What do you think of the idea of employing a modded DJI Spark as SAR drone?
My mod of a DJI Spark seems to be the perfect little drone for SAR work in dark and narrow spaces like collapsed mines or buildings after an earthquake, that are inaccessible due to the danger of collapsing with only small cracks to enter - impossible for land-based vehicles due to rubble and absolutely no possibility of a fly over:
the first nondestructive mod of the DJI Spark: Landing Gear & Spot Lighting - The lightning bug - also called "The SearchAndRescue mod".
The aim of the mods
- landing gear for landing safely outside on wet or uneven / rocky surfaces,
- flight direction visibility from below (red forward propellers and propeller guards),
- improving flight stability in low light / darkness conditions with a LED illuminating ,the ground below,
- visually enhancing an already charming drone with reflective top cover sheeting and a multi coloured flashing LED strip,
- protecting the fragile camera and gimbal.
- voila, the little Spark is transformed into a SAR drone…!
My mod of a DJI Spark seems to be the perfect little drone for SAR work in dark and narrow spaces like collapsed mines or buildings after an earthquake, that are inaccessible due to the danger of collapsing with only small cracks to enter - impossible for land-based vehicles due to rubble and absolutely no possibility of a fly over:
the first nondestructive mod of the DJI Spark: Landing Gear & Spot Lighting - The lightning bug - also called "The SearchAndRescue mod".
The aim of the mods
- landing gear for landing safely outside on wet or uneven / rocky surfaces,
- flight direction visibility from below (red forward propellers and propeller guards),
- improving flight stability in low light / darkness conditions with a LED illuminating ,the ground below,
- visually enhancing an already charming drone with reflective top cover sheeting and a multi coloured flashing LED strip,
- protecting the fragile camera and gimbal.
- voila, the little Spark is transformed into a SAR drone…!
The Sparks fantastic stability in hover (even without GPS) and its 3D obstacle sensing system makes it ideal for that type of job in my eyes.
The only problem is the limitation in the distance of the video transmission, which is very restricting - after only 60 m and a stone wall it is impossible to operate the craft in real time safely, due to strong video lag or latency. I am sure there will be solutions to this problem, like WiFi repeaters, the USB OTG fix or possibly the Parabolic Radar Antenna Range Boosters to be found on Amazon.
This seems to be a problem DJI has to solve, above all in order for the Spark to be able to assist in SAR missions, only its form factor would make possible....
much, much more under www.flyingmods.com.
The only problem is the limitation in the distance of the video transmission, which is very restricting - after only 60 m and a stone wall it is impossible to operate the craft in real time safely, due to strong video lag or latency. I am sure there will be solutions to this problem, like WiFi repeaters, the USB OTG fix or possibly the Parabolic Radar Antenna Range Boosters to be found on Amazon.
This seems to be a problem DJI has to solve, above all in order for the Spark to be able to assist in SAR missions, only its form factor would make possible....
much, much more under www.flyingmods.com.
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