Locus MSF

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The Hague University of Applied Sciences and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Japan have partnered to develop the world’s first 3D-printed UAV drone for humanitarian mapping. This project, aligned with the Missing Maps initiative, aims to create detailed maps of neglected regions such as Guinea and Sierra Leone, supporting emergency response efforts. The drone is designed to be user-friendly, affordable, and open-source, ensuring that individuals with no prior experience in drone technology can easily assemble and operate it. This innovative solution empowers humanitarian organizations and volunteers by providing accessible and up-to-date cartographic tools crucial for disaster relief and community support.

The Hague University of Applied Sciences and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Japan have partnered to develop the world’s first 3D-printed UAV drone for humanitarian mapping. This project, aligned with the Missing Maps initiative, aims to create detailed maps of neglected regions such as Guinea and Sierra Leone, supporting emergency response efforts. The drone is designed to be user-friendly, affordable, and open-source, ensuring that individuals with no prior experience in drone technology can easily assemble and operate it. This innovative solution empowers humanitarian organizations and volunteers by providing accessible and up-to-date cartographic tools crucial for disaster relief and community support.

The Hague University of Applied Sciences and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Japan have partnered to develop the world’s first 3D-printed UAV drone for humanitarian mapping. This project, aligned with the Missing Maps initiative, aims to create detailed maps of neglected regions such as Guinea and Sierra Leone, supporting emergency response efforts. The drone is designed to be user-friendly, affordable, and open-source, ensuring that individuals with no prior experience in drone technology can easily assemble and operate it. This innovative solution empowers humanitarian organizations and volunteers by providing accessible and up-to-date cartographic tools crucial for disaster relief and community support.

The Hague University of Applied Sciences and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Japan have partnered to develop the world’s first 3D-printed UAV drone for humanitarian mapping. This project, aligned with the Missing Maps initiative, aims to create detailed maps of neglected regions such as Guinea and Sierra Leone, supporting emergency response efforts. The drone is designed to be user-friendly, affordable, and open-source, ensuring that individuals with no prior experience in drone technology can easily assemble and operate it. This innovative solution empowers humanitarian organizations and volunteers by providing accessible and up-to-date cartographic tools crucial for disaster relief and community support.

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Problem

The market currently offers a range of surveillance drones, yet none meet MSF's specific requirements within a reasonable price range. Consequently, we were tasked with developing a cost-effective surveillance drone, prioritizing affordability as a key requirement. Existing commercial drones are often priced at 10 to 20 times their actual value, which is prohibitive for many humanitarian organizations. Our goal is to revolutionize the market by creating the first 3D-printed, DIY, open-source surveillance drone. This drone must deliver high performance and be easily operable and maintainable by individuals with no prior experience, ensuring the creation of high-quality maps essential for emergency response.

Solution

The solution is to develop a fully functional, efficient gliding drone capable of autonomously producing high-quality maps of targeted areas. This drone will be uniquely designed for accessibility and ease of use, ensuring it can be assembled by anyone with access to the open-source files, a DIY manual, and a standard 3D printer. The files and instructions will be freely available on various 3D publishing platforms. The design will focus on simplicity and user-friendliness, allowing even those with no prior UAV experience to operate the drone effectively. Additionally, all parts of the drone will be 3D-printed, enabling users to easily replace any component on the spot, minimizing downtime and ensuring continuous operational capability for mapping tasks in emergency and remote settings.

Problem

The market currently offers a range of surveillance drones, yet none meet MSF's specific requirements within a reasonable price range. Consequently, we were tasked with developing a cost-effective surveillance drone, prioritizing affordability as a key requirement. Existing commercial drones are often priced at 10 to 20 times their actual value, which is prohibitive for many humanitarian organizations. Our goal is to revolutionize the market by creating the first 3D-printed, DIY, open-source surveillance drone. This drone must deliver high performance and be easily operable and maintainable by individuals with no prior experience, ensuring the creation of high-quality maps essential for emergency response.

Solution

The solution is to develop a fully functional, efficient gliding drone capable of autonomously producing high-quality maps of targeted areas. This drone will be uniquely designed for accessibility and ease of use, ensuring it can be assembled by anyone with access to the open-source files, a DIY manual, and a standard 3D printer. The files and instructions will be freely available on various 3D publishing platforms. The design will focus on simplicity and user-friendliness, allowing even those with no prior UAV experience to operate the drone effectively. Additionally, all parts of the drone will be 3D-printed, enabling users to easily replace any component on the spot, minimizing downtime and ensuring continuous operational capability for mapping tasks in emergency and remote settings.

Problem

The market currently offers a range of surveillance drones, yet none meet MSF's specific requirements within a reasonable price range. Consequently, we were tasked with developing a cost-effective surveillance drone, prioritizing affordability as a key requirement. Existing commercial drones are often priced at 10 to 20 times their actual value, which is prohibitive for many humanitarian organizations. Our goal is to revolutionize the market by creating the first 3D-printed, DIY, open-source surveillance drone. This drone must deliver high performance and be easily operable and maintainable by individuals with no prior experience, ensuring the creation of high-quality maps essential for emergency response.

Solution

The solution is to develop a fully functional, efficient gliding drone capable of autonomously producing high-quality maps of targeted areas. This drone will be uniquely designed for accessibility and ease of use, ensuring it can be assembled by anyone with access to the open-source files, a DIY manual, and a standard 3D printer. The files and instructions will be freely available on various 3D publishing platforms. The design will focus on simplicity and user-friendliness, allowing even those with no prior UAV experience to operate the drone effectively. Additionally, all parts of the drone will be 3D-printed, enabling users to easily replace any component on the spot, minimizing downtime and ensuring continuous operational capability for mapping tasks in emergency and remote settings.

Problem

The market currently offers a range of surveillance drones, yet none meet MSF's specific requirements within a reasonable price range. Consequently, we were tasked with developing a cost-effective surveillance drone, prioritizing affordability as a key requirement. Existing commercial drones are often priced at 10 to 20 times their actual value, which is prohibitive for many humanitarian organizations. Our goal is to revolutionize the market by creating the first 3D-printed, DIY, open-source surveillance drone. This drone must deliver high performance and be easily operable and maintainable by individuals with no prior experience, ensuring the creation of high-quality maps essential for emergency response.

Solution

The solution is to develop a fully functional, efficient gliding drone capable of autonomously producing high-quality maps of targeted areas. This drone will be uniquely designed for accessibility and ease of use, ensuring it can be assembled by anyone with access to the open-source files, a DIY manual, and a standard 3D printer. The files and instructions will be freely available on various 3D publishing platforms. The design will focus on simplicity and user-friendliness, allowing even those with no prior UAV experience to operate the drone effectively. Additionally, all parts of the drone will be 3D-printed, enabling users to easily replace any component on the spot, minimizing downtime and ensuring continuous operational capability for mapping tasks in emergency and remote settings.

year

2017

timeframe

6 Months

tools

Solidworks, Arduino

category

Product Design

year

2017

timeframe

6 Months

tools

Solidworks, Arduino

category

Product Design

year

2017

timeframe

6 Months

tools

Solidworks, Arduino

category

Product Design

year

2017

timeframe

6 Months

tools

Solidworks, Arduino

category

Product Design

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You can follow the kickstarter campaign here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1445938395/locus-open-source-drone-msf

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You can follow the kickstarter campaign here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1445938395/locus-open-source-drone-msf

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You can follow the kickstarter campaign here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1445938395/locus-open-source-drone-msf

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You can follow the kickstarter campaign here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1445938395/locus-open-source-drone-msf

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