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Drone Swarm vs Weather Balloon — Atmospheric Coverage (2D)

2D side-view lab comparing a single weather balloon's sparse vertical sample line against a dense drone-swarm grid's coverage of a randomly placed storm cell, with adjustable grid density and a live detection tally.

Robotics & Kinematics2DEasy60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version
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This 2D companion drives the same sparse-vs-dense atmospheric sampling comparison as the 3D version through a plain side-view canvas: a single weather balloon climbs one thin vertical path from a fixed ground station, while a drone swarm reveals a dense grid of sample points across the same cross-section — both tested against the same randomly placed storm cell, with a running tally of detections and misses for each method.

⚙ Under the hood

2D side-view lab comparing a balloon's sparse vertical sample line against a drone swarm's dense grid coverage of a randomly placed storm cell, with adjustable grid density and rise speed.

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2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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