BradG
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Recently i finished designing A camera trigger for photographing lightning, though wanted to make a companion to accompany it. with this LCD display version, rather than it just detecting the flash of light like the trigger, this one picks up the RF signal out of the airwaves from the lightning strike and analyses it, and is able to calculate the distance to the edge of the storm, if it is moving away from you or coming towards, keep count of how many lightning strikes there has been during the storm, all alerting you to these states on the LCD screen. It can differentiate between cloud to cloud, or cloud to ground strikes.
This version will be designed into a tabletop unit for keeping in your living room for instance. it will pick up a storm from over 40 miles away and will then monitor it, alerting you to get your camera out your bag etc..
As a future addition i intend on creating an IP rated camera mounted on Pan & tilt servos, which wirelessly links back to the monitoring system, which will automatically turn the camera to the direction of the storm, and photograph each strike completely automatically.
other sensors such as temps, barometer,anemometer, and cloud charge monitoring for measuring the charge of the clouds before each strike, in a bid to calculate the storms severity
Future detection system versions will utilise a nokia mobile screen, and will be pocket size so you can monitor the storms while out in the field. Early warning systems for hikers and outdoor event modules will be made available too.
Ive messed with various designs for years, though this is the first time i have been satisfied with the accuracy and level of sophistication from the built in algorithms of the sensing IC
This version will be designed into a tabletop unit for keeping in your living room for instance. it will pick up a storm from over 40 miles away and will then monitor it, alerting you to get your camera out your bag etc..
As a future addition i intend on creating an IP rated camera mounted on Pan & tilt servos, which wirelessly links back to the monitoring system, which will automatically turn the camera to the direction of the storm, and photograph each strike completely automatically.
other sensors such as temps, barometer,anemometer, and cloud charge monitoring for measuring the charge of the clouds before each strike, in a bid to calculate the storms severity
Future detection system versions will utilise a nokia mobile screen, and will be pocket size so you can monitor the storms while out in the field. Early warning systems for hikers and outdoor event modules will be made available too.
Ive messed with various designs for years, though this is the first time i have been satisfied with the accuracy and level of sophistication from the built in algorithms of the sensing IC