01 / THE OBJECT

Hardware, reimagined.

Oxblood / Champagne

Concept render of an oxblood circuit-board clutch, with black chip faces, a champagne-gold frame and chain, and leather sides. — AI concept render · construction and fit not yet validated01—A

THE PALETTE

Circuitry as ornament.

A satin board, glossy black chips, a fine metal frame. The exterior is decorative; the working computer lives inside.

01
Lose the cooler
Remove bulk from the retired outer board.
02
Unify the finish
Oxblood satin preserves the raised detail.
03
Finish like a bag
Lined leather sides, protected edges, flush cover.

See what belongs inside ↗

EXTERIOR

Retired GPU board

Permanently unpowered

CONTROL STATION

Radio control

Computer + radio + battery

FLYING COMPANION

Palm-sized quadcopter

Own battery and flight controller

Try a simulated flight ↗

02 / POWER STUDY

Two batteries. Two jobs.

Planning estimates

INSIDE THE PURSE

Choose the workload.

Battery energy Wh

Whole-station load W

Energy reserve 15%

Power conversion efficiency 90%

Use watt-hours printed on the pack. A pack's mAh rating alone does not describe its energy without voltage.

ESTIMATED PURSE RUNTIME

5h 40m

28.3 Wh delivered to the station

Usable Conversion Reserve

Runtime = Wh × (1 − reserve) × efficiency ÷ W

ON THE DRONE · INDEPENDENT BATTERY

~8 min / flight

Planning allowance: 10-minute advertised flight time, less a 20% reserve. Payload, wind and flying style can reduce this.

A larger purse battery does not extend a flight. Recharging between flights is not included in the purse model.

Crazyflie Brushless specifications ↗

Heat is part of the design.The 5 W and 20 W figures are editable assumptions, not measurements. A functioning GPU needs cooling, protected wiring and a regulated supply.

03 / FLIGHT LAB

A little room to fly.

SIMULATION ONLY

Practice the control concept in an 8 × 6 m virtual room. No radio, camera or aircraft is connected.

TOP VIEW / METERSON THE GROUND

4 m W 4 m E

ALTITUDE0.0 m

POSITION X / Y0.0 / 0.0 m

FLIGHT TIME0:00

MODEL BATTERY100%

VIRTUAL CONTROLS

MOVE

Arrow keys / WASD to move · +/− altitude · Space to pause. Tap arrows for 0.25 m steps. Altitude: 0.3–2 m.

Ready on the ground. No hardware connected.

Illustrative motion, not an aerodynamic model. Link loss ends this demo on the ground; a real aircraft needs its own tested failsafe. Leaving this view or hiding the page pauses the simulation. Every session expires after two minutes.

04 / BUILD NOTES

What makes it work.

Concept → physical prototype

The GPU board is the face of the bag. A separate working system makes it a control station.

No physical fit, thermal performance or flight link has been validated.

Proposed architecture · roles and unresolved decisions
Part	Lives in	Job	Before building
Retired GPU board	Outer panel	Decorative surface	Remove cooler; test coating on scrap; cover edges and components.
Host computer	Purse	Low-power host + radio	Select a host compatible with the radio and control software.
Radio link	Purse + drone	Commands and telemetry	Match protocol and hardware; test range and loss behavior.
Station battery	Purse	Power host and radio	Protected pack, regulated supply, charging and thermal design.
Flight controller	Drone	Stabilization and local failsafe	Must remain responsible for stable flight if the purse disconnects.
Drone battery	Drone	Power motors and flight electronics	Use the aircraft's specified pack and charger.
Lining + compartment	Purse	Protect contents and store drone	Measure the complete assembly, propeller guards and cooling clearance.

Hardware, reimagined.

Circuitry as ornament.

Two batteries. Two jobs.

Choose the workload.

A little room to fly.

What makes it work.

First physical milestone

Technical references