NASA's Puffin Personal Aircraft

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NASA's Puffin: Your Personal Aircraft?

DiscoveryNetworks — February 02, 2010

Engineers from the NASA Langley Research Center unveiled plans to build a personal flying machine that would run on a set of electric motors. Jorge Ribas reports on the aptly named Puffin, which is still in the early stages of development.

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The Puffin: A Passion for Personal Flight

Even the technical details were pretty interesting. If ever built the proposed aircraft would be small and very lightweight -- about 300 pounds (136 kg) empty weight plus another 100 pounds (45 kg) of battery and 200 pounds (91 kg) for the pilot or payload. The design would be powered by a total of 60 horsepower through electric motors, which are designed to be able to fail any two powertrain components on either side and still produce the required power to hover. It has a cruising speed of 150 mph (241 kph), but cruises more efficiently at lower speeds The range with current battery technology would be about 50 miles (80 km).

Clipped from: YouTube - NASA Puffin Low Noise, Electric VTOL Personal Air Vehicle

Clipped from: NASA develops one-man personal rocket concept | News | TechRadar UK

NASA develops one-man personal rocket concept

Personal aircrafts are the vehicles of the future

NASA developing Puffin one-man personal aircraft design, test flights planned soon

Test flights planned

Moore came up with the design as part of his doctoral degree, which he then sold on to NASA.
 
The Puffin would have a top speed of 150mph (241kph), but could easily cruise at lower speeds, with a range of around 50 miles.

The US National Institute of Aerospace is set to trial a remote control one-third size model of Moore's concept aircraft to test out whether or not the theories can possible be made into reality.

Sources:

1. YouTube - NASA's Puffin: Your Personal Aircraft?
2. NASA - The Puffin: A Passion for Personal Flight
3. YouTube - NASA Puffin Low Noise, Electric VTOL Personal Air Vehicle
4. NASA develops one-man personal rocket concept | News | TechRadar UK

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3. Electric Icarus: NASA Designs a One-Man Stealth Plane: Scientific American
4. NASA's Puffin Is a Stealthy, Personal Tilt-Rotor Aircraft | Popular Science
5. NASA's Puffin is the latest personal flying machine that will never be produced (video) -- Engadget

Steve Eves Saturn V Rocket Replica

clipped from news.nationalgeographic.com World's Largest Model Rocket Launch Is Blazing Success At nearly four stories tall, the world's largest model rocket was only a tenth the size of a real rocket. But the craft's April 25 launch in Price, Maryland, was no small feat. clipped from www.youtube.com clipped from www.rocketryplanet.com Lake Township man aims high with Saturn V rocket replica It's where Steve Eves, 50, has taken his lifelong love of rockets to new heights. The auto-body technician is constructing a 36-foot hobby rocket replica of the iconic Saturn V that took Americans to the moon in the country's race to beat the Soviet Union to the lunar surface during the Cold War. clipped from www.youtube.com Steve Eves Builds Saturn V Rocket Replica clipped from www.rocketsmagazine.com clipped from www.rocketsmagazine.com Steve Eves 1:10th Scale Saturn V Preparation and Launch April 24-25, 2009 MDRA Field Higgs Farm, Price Maryland Hundreds of photos from Steve Eves' 1:10th Scale Saturn V Launch Day are available for purchase in the ROCKETS Magazine Photo Shop

Sources:

1. World's Largest Model Rocket Launch Is Blazing Success
2. YouTube - Steve Eves' Saturn V Launch
3. Lake Township man aims high with Saturn V rocket replica - Rocketry Planet
4. YouTube - Steve Eves Builds Saturn V Rocket Replica
5. Rockets Magazine - Saturn V Project
6. Rockets Magazine - Saturn V Project

Related:

1. Baltimore City Paper - News+Features: Rocket Men
2. Spaceports: Steve Eves into the Record Books with Model Saturn V Launch from Maryland
3. Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11 in style - Ars Technica
4. Ohio.com - 'Rocket scientist' counting down

Sensacell a Smart Human Interface Technology

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The Sensacell system consists of 6 inch x inch modules which comprise interactive sensor surfaces that can be assembled to any size or shape. The modules contain brightness LED lightning arrays available in many colours, shapes and sizes. This provides a wide variety of visual feedback possibilities.

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Sensacell RGB Color Module Demo

The Sensacell system is a revolutionary human interface technology ideal for smart architecture, interactive multimedia, retail entertainment, and a host of exciting new applications. This video shows the HS61-36-RGB module in action

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Sensacell Storefront Window Kiosk Demo

Clipped from: Sensacell Corporation Provides Interactive Floor System for the 2008 World Expo, in Zaragoza Spain.

Sensacell Corporation Provides Interactive Floor System for the 2008 World Expo, in Zaragoza Spain.

Sensacell Corporation announces its contribution to the 2008 World Expo, themed "Water and Sustainable Development." The floor graces the entrance to the Spain Pavilion, "Comunitat Valenciana." Visitors walking across the floor leave behind luminous footprints, a striking visual metaphor for the "footprint" created by the actions of mankind in his environment. The 250 Square foot (25 square meter) floor system consists of over 1000 Sensacell HSI64-36-W interactive modules, each module contains capacitive sensors and a LED lighting system, the capacitive sensors allows the floor to detect and respond to visitors footsteps right through the 20 mm thick architectural glass that forms the surface of the floor.

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Sensacell Corporation Provides Interactive Floor System for the 2008 World Expo, in Zaragoza Spain.
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REEM-B: A Humanoid Robot

REEM-B, a new humanoid robot created by Pal Technology Robotics, is able to walk, grasp objects, navigate within buildings, accepts voice command and recognizes faces.

clipped from robots.net REEM-B: One Step Closer to a Humanoid Service Robot The company's goal is to create a humanoid service robot. REEM-B is closer to that goal and is able to walk dynamically, grasp objects, navigate within buildings. The 1.47 meter tall robot also accepts voice command and recognizes faces. clipped from www.pal-robotics.com clipped from www.pal-robotics.com clipped from www.youtube.com clipped from www.youtube.com