Collision Avoidance
This section will assist the operator in configuring the Object Collision Avoidance settings for the drone through the FlytBase Dashboard.
Drones that have an obstacle-avoiding sensors for the left/right, up/down, and forward/backward directions can be used to best their feature, by adding collision avoidance to them. The system continuously scans the surroundings and detects obstacles in real-time, the system can guide the drone to avoid collisions automatically, even at high speeds.
The DJI Mavic 2 Series drones have Omnidirectional Obstacle Sensing, which includes obstacle sensing systems for the left/right, up/down, and forward/backward directions. FlytBase Certified Remote Operators can fly with confidence and peace of mind when the Collision Avoidance settings are enabled from the Dashboard. The system continuously scans the nearby environment and detects obstacles in real-time. The system guides drones to automatically avoid collisions at high speeds.
Configuring Collision Avoidance in FlytBase
Once the drone has been added and is online on the FlytBase dashboard, click on Settings from the right corner of the screen.
In Settings, select a drone from the drop-down box at the top left corner. Now, click on Collision Avoidance to view and configure the required settings.
The DJI Mavic 2 Series is compatible with two types of Collision Avoidance Systems, which are as follows:
Front Collision Avoidance Vision System: Using the forward vision system the drone detects any objects and avoids collisions.
Back Collision Avoidance Vision System: Using the backward vision system the drone detects any objects and avoids any collisions.
Viewing the Radar Map in the Cockpit View
When obstacles are detected by the Collision Avoidance Vision Systems, the following colors (Red, Yellow, and Green) are displayed along with the corresponding Collision Avoidance Vision Sensors (Front, Back) of the drone.
Red: Obstacles detected are within the pre-set braking distance. The drone will halt.
Yellow: Obstacles detected within the warning distance. If the drone detects an obstacle in this zone, the FlytBase dashbaord will display a warning message and the drone will keep moving toward its intended flight path.
Green: Obstacles detected within the radar's range, but outside of the braking/warning distances. If the collision avoidance sensors detect anything outside of the perimeter (Obstacle Warning Distance), there will be no notification, and the drone will keep moving towards the intended flight path.
The M300 is DJI's first industrial platform to feature omnidirectional collision avoidance, with six-direction dual visual sensors and dual Time-of-Flight sensors. As a result, the M300 RTK is DJI's safest drone platform to date. FlytBase Certified Remote Operators can fly with confidence and peace of mind when the Collision Avoidance settings are enabled from the FlytBase Dashboard. The system continuously scans the nearby environment and detects obstacles in real-time. The system guides drones to automatically avoid collisions at high speeds.
Configuring Collision Avoidance in FlytBase
Once the drone has been added and is online on the FlytBase dashboard, click on Settings from the right corner of the screen.
In Settings, select a drone from the drop-down box at the top left corner. Now, click on Collision Avoidance to view and configure the required settings.
The DJI M300 is compatible with three types of Collision Avoidance Systems, which are as follows:
Horizontal Collision Avoidance Vision System: This system detects and avoids collisions for the Forward, Backward, Left, and Right sensors.
Upward Collision Avoidance Vision System: This system detects and avoids collisions for the Upward sensors. [For obstacle(s) above the drone]
Downward Collision Avoidance Vision System: This system detects and avoids collisions for the Downward sensors. [For obstacle(s) below the drone]
The following distance parameters can be configured for the above-mentioned Collision Avoidance Vision System(s):
Obstacle Braking Distance: This is the pre-set braking distance at which the drone breaks when an obstacle is detected.
Obstacle Warning Distance: This is the pre-set warning distance at which the drone warns the user. If an obstacle is detected within the warning distance, the user will see a warning message in the FlytBase dashboard.
Viewing the Radar Map in the Cockpit View
When obstacles are detected by the Collision Avoidance Vision Systems, the following colors (Red, Yellow, and Green) are displayed along with the corresponding Collision Avoidance Vision Sensors (Horizontal, Vertical) of the drone.
Red: Obstacles detected within the pre-set braking distance. The drone will halt.
Yellow: Obstacles detected within the warning distance.
Green: Obstacles detected within the radar's range, but outside of the braking/warning distances.
In-Flight Drone Behavior
Once the operator configures the Obstacle Braking Distance and the Obstacle Warning Distance, the following behaviour is expected:
If the drone detects an obstacle within the set Obstacle Warning Distance, the FlytBase dashboard will display a warning message and the drone will keep moving toward its intended flight path.
While moving towards its intended flight path, if the drone reaches the set Obstacle Braking Distance, the drone will halt.
If the collision avoidance sensors detect anything outside the pre-set perimeter, there will be no notification, and the drone will keep moving towards the intended flight path.
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