Surface spattering device

A handheld, dynamically movable surface spattering device, comprising:

• a plurality of nozzles, each nozzle of the plurality of nozzles configured to expel spattering material onto a target surface;
• a nozzle control mechanism configured to control characteristics of expelling the spattering material from the plurality of nozzles;
• a plurality of spattering material supplies, each spattering material supply of the plurality of spattering material supplies corresponding with a respective nozzle of the plurality of nozzles and associated with a different color of spattering material;
• a data storage with a digital representation of a predefined two-dimensional artwork or predefined two-dimensional image to be applied to the target surface, wherein the predefined two-dimensional artwork or the predefined two-dimensional image comprises a multicolor pattern;
• a spatial referencing unit to spatially reference the spattering device in space based on the digital representation of a predefined two-dimensional artwork or predefined two-dimensional image;
• and
• a computational unit to control the expelling by the plurality of nozzles control mechanism according to information gained by the spatial referencing unit and according to the digital representation of the predefined two-dimensional artwork or predefined two-dimensional image in the data storage,
• wherein the computational unit is configured to cause the nozzle and/or the nozzle control mechanism to paint the predefined two-dimensional artwork or predefined two-dimensional image onto the target surface;
• wherein the computational unit is configured to cause each of the plurality of nozzles to expel spattering material as a spattering spot to the target surface, wherein the spattering spot is dependent on
• a spatial reference of the spattering device;
• a set of characteristics of the expelling of the nozzle;
• and
• a measured or calculated distance and inclination of the nozzle relative to the target surface;
• wherein the computational unit is further configured to adjust the spattering spot by changing the characteristics of expelling of each of the plurality of nozzles in such a way that the target surface is spattered according to the predefined two-dimensional artwork or predefined two-dimensional image in a multicolor pattern by a plurality of colors or materials, wherein the colors or materials are mixed by dithering a dot-matrix of spots of spattering material of a basic set of different colors or materials from the spattering material supply.

A handheld, dynamically movable surface spattering device, comprising

• a plurality of nozzles, each nozzle of the plurality of nozzles configured to expel spattering material onto a target surface;
• a nozzle control mechanism configured to control characteristics of expelling the spattering material from the plurality of nozzles;
• a plurality of spattering material supplies, each spattering material supply of the plurality of spattering material supplies corresponding with a respective nozzle of the plurality of nozzles and associated with a different color of spattering material;
• a storage with a digital representation of a predefined artwork or image to be applied to the target surface;
• a spatial referencing unit to spatially reference the spattering device in space;
• and
• a computational unit to control the expelling by the nozzle control mechanism according to information gained by the spatial referencing unit and according to the digital representation of the predefined artwork or image spattering data, wherein:
• wherein the computational unit is configured to cause the nozzle and/or the nozzle control mechanism to apply the predefined artwork or predefined image onto the target surface with the sputtering material;
• the computational unit is configured to cause each of the plurality of nozzles to expel spattering material as a spattering spot to the target surface, wherein the spattering spot is dependent on
• a spatial reference of the spattering device;
• a set of characteristics of the expelling of the nozzle;
• and
• a measured or calculated distance and inclination of the nozzle relative to the target surface;
• wherein the computational unit is further configured to adjust the spattering spot by changing the characteristics of expelling of each of the plurality of nozzles in such a way that the target surface is spattered according to the predefined artwork or image;
• wherein the target surface is spattered by a plurality of colors from the plurality of nozzles with a dithering a dot-matrix of spots of spattering material of a basic set of different colors or materials from the plurality of spattering material supplies.

A handheld, dynamically movable surface spattering device, comprising

• a plurality of nozzles, each nozzle of the plurality of nozzles configured to expel spattering material onto a target surface;
• a nozzle control mechanism configured to control characteristics of expelling the spattering material from the plurality of nozzles;
• a plurality of spattering material supplies, each spattering material supply of the plurality of spattering material supplies corresponding with a respective nozzle of the plurality of nozzles and associated with a different color of spattering material;
• a storage with a digital representation of a predefined artwork or image to be applied to the target surface, wherein the predefined artwork or image comprises a multicolor pattern;
• a spatial referencing unit configured to spatially reference the spattering device in space and to reference the surface spattering device in at least five degrees of freedom by position, angle and/or inertial determination including a passive articulated arm;
• and
• a computational unit to control the expelling by the nozzle control mechanism according to information gained by the spatial referencing unit and according to the digital representation of the predefined artwork or image spattering data, wherein:
• wherein the computational unit is configured to cause the nozzle and/or the nozzle control mechanism to apply the predefined artwork or predefined image onto the target surface with the sputtering material;
• the computational unit is configured to cause each of the plurality of nozzles to expel spattering material as a spattering spot to the target surface, wherein the spattering spot is dependent on
• a spatial reference of the spattering device;
• a set of characteristics of the expelling of the nozzle;
• and
• a measured or calculated distance and inclination of the nozzle relative to the target surface;
• wherein the computational unit is further configured to adjust the spattering spot by changing the characteristics of expelling of each of the plurality of nozzles in such a way that the target surface is spattered according to the predefined artwork or image in a multicolor pattern by a plurality of colors or materials, wherein the colors or materials are mixed by dithering a dot-matrix of spots of spattering material of a basic set of different colors or materials from the spattering material supply.

A method for spattering a surface by a handheld surface spattering device, the method comprising:

• spatially referencing the surface spattering device, in at least five degrees of freedom by determining position and angle of a spattering device;
• acquiring a set of spattering data by reading a storage comprising a digital image or model as multicolor pattern to be applied to a target surface, wherein the set of spattering data is a digital representation of a multicolor pattern to be spattered onto the target surface comprising information on multiple sections of the target surface to be spattered with different multicolor spatial attributes;
• expelling a spattering material by a plurality of nozzles onto the target surface to apply the predefined artwork or predefined image onto the target surface;
• controlling expelling characteristics of the plurality of nozzles by a nozzle control mechanism;
• computing of expelling characteristics for the nozzle control mechanism according to information gained by the spatially referencing and the acquiring of spattering data;
• wherein computing of expelling characteristics is based on a spattering area on the target surface, wherein the spattering area is dependent on a spatial reference of the spattering device, a characteristic of the expelling of the plurality of nozzles and an actual or forecasted distance and inclination of each of the plurality of nozzles relative to the target surface determined by the spatial referencing, and spattering the target surface according to the spattering data to produce the multicolor pattern with a plurality of colors or materials, wherein the colors or materials are mixed by dithering a dot-matrix of spots of spattering material of a basic set of different colors or materials from the spattering material supply.