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inspired by this beautiful music I would
inspired by this beautiful music I would like to start by asking you to imagine
like to start by asking you to imagine
like to start by asking you to imagine the connections between music and flying
the connections between music and flying
the connections between music and flying I think one immediate connection comes
I think one immediate connection comes
I think one immediate connection comes to my mind
to my mind
to my mind music transports our souls very high
music transports our souls very high
music transports our souls very high right but would it be possible to have
right but would it be possible to have
right but would it be possible to have musical notes literally taking off
musical notes literally taking off
musical notes literally taking off that’s inspired by this question that I
that’s inspired by this question that I
that’s inspired by this question that I would like to start by sharing with you
would like to start by sharing with you
would like to start by sharing with you a few ideas on how music art and
a few ideas on how music art and
a few ideas on how music art and engineering can be brought together
engineering can be brought together
engineering can be brought together through the use of drones drones are
through the use of drones drones are
through the use of drones drones are pervasive in our lives nowadays they can
pervasive in our lives nowadays they can
pervasive in our lives nowadays they can be used for several applications from
be used for several applications from
be used for several applications from agriculture to search-and-rescue to
agriculture to search-and-rescue to
agriculture to search-and-rescue to filming delivering packages just to name
filming delivering packages just to name
filming delivering packages just to name a few in fact recently drones have
a few in fact recently drones have
a few in fact recently drones have delivered blood to patients in remote
delivered blood to patients in remote
delivered blood to patients in remote areas of Rwanda therefore potentially
areas of Rwanda therefore potentially
areas of Rwanda therefore potentially saving human lives we all know that
saving human lives we all know that
saving human lives we all know that drones they fly their flying machines
drones they fly their flying machines
drones they fly their flying machines and flying has always fascinated people
and flying has always fascinated people
and flying has always fascinated people throughout history one person that was
throughout history one person that was
throughout history one person that was particularly fascinated by flying was
particularly fascinated by flying was
particularly fascinated by flying was Leonardo da Vinci who lived from 1450 to
Leonardo da Vinci who lived from 1450 to
Leonardo da Vinci who lived from 1450 to to 1519 he was born in Italy died in
to 1519 he was born in Italy died in
to 1519 he was born in Italy died in France though not of the Vinci was an
France though not of the Vinci was an
France though not of the Vinci was an observer of nature and was a very very
observer of nature and was a very very
observer of nature and was a very very smart person
smart person
smart person he observed birds flying and he took
he observed birds flying and he took
he observed birds flying and he took careful notes in his sketchbooks his
careful notes in his sketchbooks his
careful notes in his sketchbooks his famous sketchbooks what people sometimes
famous sketchbooks what people sometimes
famous sketchbooks what people sometimes don’t know is that he was also believed
don’t know is that he was also believed
don’t know is that he was also believed to be the first one to design and sketch
to be the first one to design and sketch
to be the first one to design and sketch a helicopter one of the first designs of
a helicopter one of the first designs of
a helicopter one of the first designs of a helicopter was catch by livin on da
a helicopter was catch by livin on da
a helicopter was catch by livin on da Vinci very see in the picture
Vinci very see in the picture
Vinci very see in the picture besides being fascinated by flying
besides being fascinated by flying
besides being fascinated by flying Leonardo was also very well known artist
Leonardo was also very well known artist
Leonardo was also very well known artist as you all know he was a painter he was
as you all know he was a painter he was
as you all know he was a painter he was a sculpture and he did several drawings
a sculpture and he did several drawings
a sculpture and he did several drawings that are included in his famous
that are included in his famous
that are included in his famous notebooks one of those drawings is the
notebooks one of those drawings is the
notebooks one of those drawings is the so called Vitruvian Man
so called Vitruvian Man
so called Vitruvian Man Vitruvian comes from Vitruvius was an
Vitruvian comes from Vitruvius was an
Vitruvian comes from Vitruvius was an Roman architect that studied ideal
Roman architect that studied ideal
Roman architect that studied ideal proportions for human bodies so if
proportions for human bodies so if
proportions for human bodies so if Leonardo were to leave today do you
Leonardo were to leave today do you
Leonardo were to leave today do you think you’d be interested in drums I
think you’d be interested in drums I
think you’d be interested in drums I think you would and I don’t think I’m
think you would and I don’t think I’m
think you would and I don’t think I’m the only person because recently the
the only person because recently the
the only person because recently the Vitruvian Man gave origin to a fly test
Vitruvian Man gave origin to a fly test
Vitruvian Man gave origin to a fly test design of a drone so from there for the
design of a drone so from there for the
design of a drone so from there for the rest of the talk I would like to share
rest of the talk I would like to share
rest of the talk I would like to share with you the ideas that we have been
with you the ideas that we have been
with you the ideas that we have been pursuing in my lab at the Department of
pursuing in my lab at the Department of
pursuing in my lab at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of
Electrical and Computer Engineering of
Electrical and Computer Engineering of Concordia University see I’m a very
Concordia University see I’m a very
Concordia University see I’m a very privileged person because I have the
privileged person because I have the
privileged person because I have the pleasure of working with very creative
pleasure of working with very creative
pleasure of working with very creative students a group of multidisciplinary
students a group of multidisciplinary
students a group of multidisciplinary students from engineers to visual
students from engineers to visual
students from engineers to visual artists and people with background in
artists and people with background in
artists and people with background in music technology so what we decided to
music technology so what we decided to
music technology so what we decided to do in the lab was to mount an LED which
do in the lab was to mount an LED which
do in the lab was to mount an LED which stands for light emitting diode on top
stands for light emitting diode on top
stands for light emitting diode on top of a drone and have it fly in a dark
of a drone and have it fly in a dark
of a drone and have it fly in a dark room with this we use the technique
room with this we use the technique
room with this we use the technique that’s called light painting so light
that’s called light painting so light
that’s called light painting so light painting is obtaining photographs from a
painting is obtaining photographs from a
painting is obtaining photographs from a source of light that moves in space and
source of light that moves in space and
source of light that moves in space and we had a camera mounted on the ceiling
we had a camera mounted on the ceiling
we had a camera mounted on the ceiling with large exposure time and we got
with large exposure time and we got
with large exposure time and we got fascinating pictures with the drone
fascinating pictures with the drone
fascinating pictures with the drone moving around these are called leisure
moving around these are called leisure
moving around these are called leisure figures some of them very very complex
figures some of them very very complex
figures some of them very very complex some of them might remind you of Celtic
some of them might remind you of Celtic
some of them might remind you of Celtic knots but they are certainly very very
knots but they are certainly very very
knots but they are certainly very very interesting pictures now I’d like to
interesting pictures now I’d like to
interesting pictures now I’d like to pause here for a second and perhaps go
pause here for a second and perhaps go
pause here for a second and perhaps go on to music and try to connect to this
on to music and try to connect to this
on to music and try to connect to this so if a drone can fly trajectories s
so if a drone can fly trajectories s
so if a drone can fly trajectories s these so be such beautiful trajectories
these so be such beautiful trajectories
these so be such beautiful trajectories could you associate these trajectories
could you associate these trajectories
could you associate these trajectories with music and if so how would we do
with music and if so how would we do
with music and if so how would we do that
that
that here’s one idea what you were looking at
here’s one idea what you were looking at
here’s one idea what you were looking at now is the circle of nodes in western
now is the circle of nodes in western
now is the circle of nodes in western music there are 12 nodes if we
music there are 12 nodes if we
music there are 12 nodes if we equispaced them in a circle we obtain
equispaced them in a circle we obtain
equispaced them in a circle we obtain the circle of nodes make sense so if a
the circle of nodes make sense so if a
the circle of nodes make sense so if a musician is playing a note of C or doe
musician is playing a note of C or doe
musician is playing a note of C or doe we could program a quadrotor drone or
we could program a quadrotor drone or
we could program a quadrotor drone or any other drone to hover
any other drone to hover
any other drone to hover over the note of C in the position of
over the note of C in the position of
over the note of C in the position of the note C if the musician then switches
the note C if the musician then switches
the note C if the musician then switches to an e for me then we could program the
to an e for me then we could program the
to an e for me then we could program the controller to move a la along the circle
controller to move a la along the circle
controller to move a la along the circle to the position of E so this is a
to the position of E so this is a
to the position of E so this is a possible idea to have circle
possible idea to have circle
possible idea to have circle trajectories as the music is being
trajectories as the music is being
trajectories as the music is being played and I would like to be very clear
played and I would like to be very clear
played and I would like to be very clear here this is reacting to real-time music
here this is reacting to real-time music
here this is reacting to real-time music it’s reacting to improvised music we
it’s reacting to improvised music we
it’s reacting to improvised music we don’t know what the person is going to
don’t know what the person is going to
don’t know what the person is going to play but we can program the drone to
play but we can program the drone to
play but we can program the drone to react in a given way to the notes that
react in a given way to the notes that
react in a given way to the notes that are being played so if you look at this
are being played so if you look at this
are being played so if you look at this in 3-dimensional space you see a circle
in 3-dimensional space you see a circle
in 3-dimensional space you see a circle the give great advantage of all one of
the give great advantage of all one of
the give great advantage of all one of the great advantages of drones is that
the great advantages of drones is that
the great advantages of drones is that they can move freely in 3d space in six
they can move freely in 3d space in six
they can move freely in 3d space in six degrees of freedom in fact so they can
degrees of freedom in fact so they can
degrees of freedom in fact so they can reach places where for example dancers
reach places where for example dancers
reach places where for example dancers could not and we can imagine pause
could not and we can imagine pause
could not and we can imagine pause potential choreographies of drones to
potential choreographies of drones to
potential choreographies of drones to the sound of music for example another
the sound of music for example another
the sound of music for example another idea would be to unfold this circle into
idea would be to unfold this circle into
idea would be to unfold this circle into a helix where if you’re playing in
a helix where if you’re playing in
a helix where if you’re playing in higher octaves then the drone will go
higher octaves then the drone will go
higher octaves then the drone will go higher and would fly at lower altitudes
higher and would fly at lower altitudes
higher and would fly at lower altitudes for lower octaves or simply we could
for lower octaves or simply we could
for lower octaves or simply we could just have a straight line and have the
just have a straight line and have the
just have a straight line and have the drone fly higher for higher pitches and
drone fly higher for higher pitches and
drone fly higher for higher pitches and lower for lower pitches so I’d like to
lower for lower pitches so I’d like to
lower for lower pitches so I’d like to show you based on these ideas a little
show you based on these ideas a little
show you based on these ideas a little video of the work we’ve been doing in my
video of the work we’ve been doing in my
video of the work we’ve been doing in my lab so if you could please play the
lab so if you could please play the
lab so if you could please play the video are you going to see in this video
video are you going to see in this video
video are you going to see in this video is the drone flying at the sound of this
is the drone flying at the sound of this
is the drone flying at the sound of this music the play button is in the lower
music the play button is in the lower
music the play button is in the lower left part of this slide and playing at
left part of this slide and playing at
left part of this slide and playing at the sound of music with three different
the sound of music with three different
the sound of music with three different trajectories so again it’s three three
trajectories so again it’s three three
trajectories so again it’s three three different videos with the same music and
different videos with the same music and
different videos with the same music and the play button is in the lower left
the play button is in the lower left
the play button is in the lower left of the slide and so one of the
of the slide and so one of the
of the slide and so one of the trajectories is just as you see here so
trajectories is just as you see here so
trajectories is just as you see here so you see in one of the circles
you see in one of the circles
you see in one of the circles on your top right is the circle
on your bottom right you see a pendulum
on your bottom right you see a pendulum motion
motion
motion and in the middle you see just a pure
and in the middle you see just a pure
and in the middle you see just a pure straight line
straight line
straight line [Music]
this is essentially guitar hero with
this is essentially guitar hero with drones to wrap it up I’d like to show
drones to wrap it up I’d like to show
drones to wrap it up I’d like to show you a slide with all of these ideas
you a slide with all of these ideas
you a slide with all of these ideas combined together we can think of each
combined together we can think of each
combined together we can think of each idea as a letter in an artistic alphabet
idea as a letter in an artistic alphabet
idea as a letter in an artistic alphabet and it’s up to the artist to combine
and it’s up to the artist to combine
and it’s up to the artist to combine these letters into sentences that make
these letters into sentences that make
these letters into sentences that make artistic sense depending on the
artistic sense depending on the
artistic sense depending on the choreography so you can have straight
choreography so you can have straight
choreography so you can have straight lines you can have circles you can have
lines you can have circles you can have
lines you can have circles you can have conic surfaces you can have helisas
conic surfaces you can have helisas
conic surfaces you can have helisas lisa who figures imagine your favorite
lisa who figures imagine your favorite
lisa who figures imagine your favorite band performing in montreal with drones
band performing in montreal with drones
band performing in montreal with drones flying around you can have also multiple
flying around you can have also multiple
flying around you can have also multiple drones in the circle of nodes one drone
drones in the circle of nodes one drone
drones in the circle of nodes one drone per node that is being played so if you
per node that is being played so if you
per node that is being played so if you play in a piano accord with three nodes
play in a piano accord with three nodes
play in a piano accord with three nodes and we have three drones one in each
and we have three drones one in each
and we have three drones one in each note if we could imagine a future
note if we could imagine a future
note if we could imagine a future interaction of humans and machines
interaction of humans and machines
interaction of humans and machines through art and music then I think the
through art and music then I think the
through art and music then I think the future of human machine interaction will
future of human machine interaction will
future of human machine interaction will be a brighter future thank you very much
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