Breaking News

TerraMaster F4-425 Plus and F2-425 Plus Debut TEAMGROUP Unveils the T-FORCE Z54E PCIe 5.0 SSD Samsung Unveils 115” 4K Smart Signage Display Viltrox Launches AF 50mm F1.4 Pro FE LIAN LI Introduces the RB Series PSU with Advanced Cable Management

logo

  • Share Us
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
  • Home
  • Home
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Essays
  • Forum
  • Legacy
  • About
    • Submit News

    • Contact Us
    • Privacy

    • Promotion
    • Advertise

    • RSS Feed
    • Site Map

Search form

DOCOMO's Drone is Propelled Using Ultrasonic Vibrations

DOCOMO's Drone is Propelled Using Ultrasonic Vibrations

Enterprise & IT May 17,2019 0

NTT DOCOMO, INC. has developed a blade-free, blimp-style drone that is propelled safely through the air with ultrasonic vibrations, offering promising applications in indoor spaces.

Unlike conventional drones that require propellers and sometimes wings, DOCOMO's propellerless and wingless drone blimp simply requires helium to remain airborne. Moreover, it can travel forward, backward or up/down propelled via ultrasonic vibrations generated by several small modules to move air.

Conventional drones can cause serious injury or damage if their propellers or wings strike people or objects. DOCOMO's drone blimp, however, uses a helium gas filled balloon and is propelled by ultrasonic-vibration modules that can operate as an "air pumps" in order to fly. This means that so coming to contact with the drone poses no danger.

In the near future, DOCOMO will deploy its drone blimp at concert halls and other indoor events for entertainment, information and advertising. It also will be possible to use projection mapping to display images and videos on the drone's surfaces. In addition, the drone can be fitted with tiny cameras for monitoring and security solutions.

The drone's diameter is about 90 cm, and its maximum flight speed is just 20 cm/sec. It can fly constinously for about 2 hours.

DOCOMO presented the drone's development story at The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2019), an academic conference focusing on human-computer interaction, held in the United Kingdom.

The drone was also exhibited as well as demonstrated at the NTT booth during Niconico Chokaigi 2019, which was held at the Makuhari Messe convention complex outside Tokyo from April 27.

Tags: NTT DoCoMoDrones
Previous Post
LG Develops its Own AI Chip For Home Appliances
Next Post
Italian Antitrust Authority Opens Proceeding into Google for Abuse of Dominant Position

Related Posts

  • DJI Mavic Air 2 Drone Has a 4K60 Camera

  • UPS and Wingcopter to Develop New Drone Fleet

  • Amazon Pulls Out of MWC 2020

  • DARPA Tested Mid-air Launch and Retrieval of Drones

  • Apple Eyes the Drone Market

  • Pegasus Mini is a Football-size Transformable Drone

  • U.S. Department of Transportation Proposes Rule on Remote ID for Drones

  • U.K.'s Civil Aviation Authority Mandates Use of Anti-crash Software For Drone Parcel Delivery Operations

Latest News

TerraMaster F4-425 Plus and F2-425 Plus Debut
Enterprise & IT

TerraMaster F4-425 Plus and F2-425 Plus Debut

TEAMGROUP Unveils the T-FORCE Z54E PCIe 5.0 SSD
PC components

TEAMGROUP Unveils the T-FORCE Z54E PCIe 5.0 SSD

Samsung Unveils 115” 4K Smart Signage Display
Enterprise & IT

Samsung Unveils 115” 4K Smart Signage Display

Viltrox Launches AF 50mm F1.4 Pro FE
Cameras

Viltrox Launches AF 50mm F1.4 Pro FE

LIAN LI Introduces the RB Series PSU with Advanced Cable Management
PC components

LIAN LI Introduces the RB Series PSU with Advanced Cable Management

Popular Reviews

be quiet! Dark Mount Keyboard

be quiet! Dark Mount Keyboard

Terramaster F8-SSD

Terramaster F8-SSD

be quiet! Light Mount Keyboard

be quiet! Light Mount Keyboard

be quiet! Pure Base 501

be quiet! Pure Base 501

Soundpeats Pop Clip

Soundpeats Pop Clip

Akaso 360 Action camera

Akaso 360 Action camera

Dragon Touch Digital Calendar

Dragon Touch Digital Calendar

Noctua NF-A12x25 G2 fans

Noctua NF-A12x25 G2 fans

Main menu

  • Home
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Essays
  • Forum
  • Legacy
  • About
    • Submit News

    • Contact Us
    • Privacy

    • Promotion
    • Advertise

    • RSS Feed
    • Site Map
  • About
  • Privacy
  • Contact Us
  • Promotional Opportunities @ CdrInfo.com
  • Advertise on out site
  • Submit your News to our site
  • RSS Feed