The Dhaka Times Desk How would it be if you could control your own handmade paper? Yes, one such fun project has been created where you can see how a paper plane can be controlled at will with the help of a mobile app in your hand. Let's find out in detail.
The idea comes Shai Gotain And Toby Rich from the Both of them have great interest in aviation science. It may not have occurred to anyone that a toy plane made of paper could be beautifully controlled by adding small devices to it. The makers have named the project as Power Up 3.0. Kickstarter has invested in the project Popular financial institution named. Kickstarter invests in popular ideas to help bring them to life. Earlier we knew in an article How to convert bicycle to auto bike. The name of the project on Kickstarter PowerUp 3.0 – Smartphone Controlled Paper Airplane. Funding is being raised through Kickstarter to build the device commercially. The device will be sent to the address of those who donate money.
Everyone can make a paper plane. The question is, how is it possible to control the paper plan through Power Up 3.0. It is possible to make a mobile controllable paper plane in 4 steps.
1. Making a plane out of paper
2. Connect the device
3. Device connection with mobile application
4. flying a plane
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Fry the middle of the paper plane The device itself The original part of the project. The main frame of the device is made Carbon fiber with The power supply is rechargeable Lithium polymer Battery is used. It can provide 10 minutes of power on a single charge. It has micro USB charging facility. It will be controlled by smartphone app via Bluetooth while flying. It can be controlled from a cell phone up to a distance of 180 feet or 55 meters. The device has added some more functionality. Has charge indicator. Apart from this, some other benefits can be found in the mobile phone application. How much power is being used, what level is flying, these can be seen in the application itself.
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Making paper planes
Building a paper plane the right way is important to successfully flying a paper plane. If the folds of the paper are not even and the weight is balanced, the plane will not fly well. Below is a video to show you how to make beautiful designs using A4 offset paper. Apart from that, you can see the tutorial of various designs of planes on Poweruptoys' website.
Also see pictures:
Once the plane is built as shown in the picture, you can fly it in the open field. But if you want to control the plane, you have to wait for the device. And iPhone and Powerup application will be needed as mobile phones.
References: The Tech Journal, PowerUpToys, Kickstarter
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