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Infrared Night Vision Goggles

Credit to a Thingiverse user named "The_gun_foogle" for the original idea. I Discovered this concept at one point while browsing thingiverse. Essentially it uses a low light drone camera and a mini PAL display to create some homemade night vision goggles.

Electronics

While the basic premise is not that complex, it did take a bit of effort to acquire the camera. Only a few companies make that specific type of camera, so I had to ship mine in from China. The camera and display are pretty much plug and play with only a little soldering, and a external jack for connecting to power. Below you can see results going left to right: Light on, Light off, and Light off / Infrared light on. As you can see, the results are pretty impressive for a cheap camera and screen.

Packaging

The packaging is based on the original creator's files modified to a single unit since I had no need for a panoramic view. Overall its pretty simple with a piece to mount the screen, and the outer shell provides slots for everything else. It is sealed with silicone glue to try and waterproof it as much as possible.

Helmet Mounting

Naturally, once I had built the working device I wanted an easier way to use it. To achieve this I found a cheap helmet, and used one of many generic mounting arms that you can find on thingiverse to connect the helmet to the goggles. I would link the original files, but I can't seem to track down the original.

Reflections

This was one of my earliest big projects, and I learned a lot of skills in stuff from CAD work to soldering to fixing random issues while working on this project.

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