3-D luminous pixel arrays, 3-D luminous pixel array control systems and methods of controlling 3-D luminous pixel arrays
Luminous pixel array. Each pixel in the array is formed by a luminous flying vehicle. A plurality of luminous flying vehicles are controlled to move in three-dimensional space so as to crate two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes that can move in space. In one embodiment images are formed.
1. A luminous pixel array comprising:
a plurality of luminous flying vehicles, the flying vehicles being heavier-than-air flying machines that use lift generated by wings, configured to move in 3-dimensional space to execute synchronized motions under control of a control system including a micro-processing system configured to alter flight trajectory of first luminous flying vehicle in response to a pre-determined flight trajectory stored in memory of the micro-processing system wherein the first luminous flying vehicle of the plurality of luminous flying vehicles corresponds to at least one pixel of the luminous pixel array, and
wherein the first luminous flying vehicle is configured to radiate a first color and intensity of light wherein the plurality of luminous flying vehicles are further configured to move in three-dimensional space so as to create two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes that can move in space.
2. The luminous pixel array of claim 1 , wherein each one of the plurality of luminous flying vehicles corresponds to a pixel of the luminous pixel array.
3. The luminous pixel array of claim 1 , wherein the first luminous flying vehicle comprises at least one luminous element constructed and arranged to radiate the first color and intensity of light.
4. The luminous pixel array of claim 3 , wherein the at least one luminous element comprises an RGB light emitting diode.
5. The luminous pixel array of claim 1 , wherein a second luminous flying vehicle of the plurality of luminous flying vehicles corresponds to at least one other pixel of the luminous pixel array.
6. The luminous pixel array of claim 5 , wherein the second luminous flying vehicle comprises at least one luminous element constructed and arranged to radiate a second color and intensity of light.
7. The luminous pixel array of claim 6 , wherein the at least one luminous element comprises at least one light emitting diode.
8. The luminous pixel array of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of luminous flying vehicles are further configured to move in 3-dimensional space so as to create 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes that can move in space.
9. The luminous pixel array of claim 8 , wherein a color and intensity of light is radiated by each of the plurality of luminous flying vehicles so as to render 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional images.
10. A luminous pixel array system comprising:
at least one luminous flying vehicle being heavier-than-air flying machine that uses lift generated by wings, the at least one luminous flying vehicle corresponding to at least one pixel of a luminous pixel array; and
a control system configured to wirelessly communicate with the at least one luminous flying vehicle wherein the at least one luminous flying vehicle is configured to execute synchronized motions under control of a control system including a micro-processing system configured to alter flight trajectory of the first luminous flying vehicle in response to a predetermined flight trajectory stored in memory of the micro-processing system to move in a 3-dimensional space so as to create 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes that can move in space.
11. The luminous pixel array system of claim 10 further comprising an optical motion capture system configured to transmit captured images of the at least one luminous flying vehicle to the control system.
12. The luminous pixel array system of claim 11 , wherein the control system is further configured to reconstruct the spatial position of the at least one luminous flying vehicle based on the captured images.
13. The luminous pixel array system of claim 12 , wherein the control system is further configured to compute control commands based on a predetermined image-creating event stored in memory of the control system.
14. The luminous pixel array system of claim 13 , wherein the control commands are transmitted by the control system to the at least one luminous flying vehicle, and wherein a vehicle control system of the luminous flying vehicle alters at least one of a flight trajectory and a luminous element color and intensity according to the control commands received from the control system.
15. The luminous pixel array system of claim 13 , wherein the predetermined image creating event comprises at least one of flight trajectory data and image/sequence data.
16. The luminous pixel array system of claim 15 , wherein the flight trajectory data comprise a plurality of desired spatial positions for the at least one luminous flying vehicle as a function of time.
17. The luminous pixel array system of claim 15 , wherein the flight trajectory data comprises a mathematical function describing a geometry of a flight trajectory of the at least one luminous flying vehicle as a function of time.
18. The luminous pixel array system of claim 15 , wherein the image/sequence data comprises a plurality of luminous element color and intensity values for the at least one luminous flying vehicle as a function of time.
19. The luminous pixel array system of claim 13 , wherein the control system is further configured to transmit the control commands to the at least one luminous flying vehicle.
20. The luminous pixel array system of claim 19 , wherein the at least one luminous flying vehicle executes synchronized motions in space corresponding to control commands received from the control system.