Krishna Sowjanya Devineni What is Google Project loon Project Loon is a research and development project being developed by Google X with the mission of providing Internet access to rural and remote areas ID: 648970
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Google
Project Loon
Krishna Sowjanya Devineni.Slide2
What is Google Project loon?
Project Loon is a research and development project being developed by Google X with the mission of providing Internet access to rural and remote areas.
The
project uses high-altitude balloons placed
in the
stratosphere at an altitude of about 20 mi (32 km) to create an aerial wireless network with up to
3G-likespeeds
. Because of the project's seemingly outlandish mission goals, Google dubbed it "Project Loon".Slide3
Introduction
The Internet is one of the most transformative technologies of our lifetimes. But for 2 out of every 3 people on earth, a fast, affordable Internet connection is still out of reach. And this is far from being a solved problem.There are many terrestrial challenges to Internet connectivity—jungles, archipelagos, mountains. There are also major cost challenges. Right now, for example, in most of the countries in the southern hemisphere, the cost of an Internet connection is more than a month’s income.
Solving these problems isn’t simply a question of time: it requires looking at the problem of access from new angles. So today we’re unveiling our latest
moonshot
from Google[x]: balloon-powered Internet access.Slide4
How it works?
A Loon is a helium-filled mylar balloon floating about 20 km (12 mi) above the Earth’s surface, carrying an internet router and associated gear.Project Loon works on open Atmosphere in S
tratosphere
using
Solar energy and
Wind
energy.
To
connect to the Google Balloon network, the client require a special internet antenna at ground.
A
Google Balloon can cover an area of 100s of square kilometers.Slide5
Navigation with the WindSlide6
Stratosphere
Stratosphere is situated on the edge of space, between 10 km and 60 km
in
altitude having
steady winds
below 20
mph.
In
the stratosphere, there are many layers of wind, and each layer of wind varies in direction and
speed.
Loon
balloons are directed by rising or
descending
into a layer of wind blowing in the desired direction of travel by using wind data from NOAA. Slide7
Design
ComponentsEnvelope
Solar Panel
Electronics
The balloon envelope is the name for the inflatable part of the balloon.
Each balloon’s solar
panel provides
power to its own
electronics.
It uses high efficiency
monocrystalline
solar
cells.
mounted at a steep
angle,produces
100 Watts of sun(approx.)
Electronic Box (circuit boards, Linux-based computer, radio antenna, GPS, sensors, and batteries.) Slide8
How loon connects?
Each balloon can provide connectivity to a ground
area.
To
use LTE, Project Loon partners with telecommunications companies to share cellular
spectrum.
Balloons
relay wireless traffic from cell phones and other devices back to the global Internet using high-speed links.Slide9
Where does loon travel?
Project Loon began with a pilot test in June 2013, when thirty balloons were launched from New Zealand’s South Island and beamed Internet to a small group of pilot testers.
The
pilot test has since expanded to include a greater number of people over a wider area. Looking ahead, Project Loon will continue to expand the pilot, with the goal of establishing a ring of uninterrupted connectivity at latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere, so that pilot testers in these latitudes can receive continuous service via balloon-powered Internet.Slide10
Pros and Cons
Pros:Easy to useSpeedIncreasing Internet Usage
Cons:
Cost
MaintenanceSlide11
Conclusion
In this century, Google’s new invention Google project loon provide a very valuable help to poor people by accessing the internet facility.With this, almost all people may get the ability to know the world of interest and utilize these facility to overcome the barriers.Slide12
References
https://www.google.com/loon/http://globalresearch.co.in/Global%20_Research_Vol_II_Iss_II_5.pdfhttps://www.rivier.edu/journal/ROAJ-Fall-2014/J855-Katikala_Project-Loon.pdf
http://
www.popsci.com/how-it-works-project-loon-global-internetSlide13
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