Intel FALCON 8+ User Manual page 69

USER MANUAL
INTEL® FALCON™ 8+ UAS
Height-Mode and Distance Guard
If OA is active and Height-Mode is activated, either by the pilot on the CTR or
automatically by the UAS in case the GPS signal quality is not sufficient, Obstacle
Avoidance works as a Distance Guard.
Deletion of the obstacle map that was populated in GPS-Mode occurs if the GPS
reception is lost due to insufficient signal quality. Because the information
contained in the map is no longer available, the UAV can no longer avoid
Note
obstacles outside of the direct field of view of the RealSense modules. If the GPS
reception is re-established, the UAV will start to populate the map again with
The Distance Guard mode detects obstacles which are within the field of view of the
RealSense cameras, and actively steers the UAV into the opposite direction of an
obstacle when the user-set standoff distance is reached. There is no position control in
Height-Mode and the UAV will always drift depending on the environmental influences.
CAUTION: A COLLISION OF THE UAV WITH A DETECTED OBSTACLE
MAY OCCUR IF THE PILOT GIVES A STRONG STICK COMMAND IN THE
DIRECTION OF THE DETECTED OBSTACLE SUCH, THAT THE COMMAND
OVERRIDES THE DISTANCE GUARD!
Manual-Mode
Obstacle Avoidance is always disabled in Manual-Mode.
Landing the UAV with Obstacle Avoidance
During a descent of the UAV, if any obstacle comes into the field of view of the Intel
RealSense modules within the pilot-set standoff distance, the UAV may fly backwards
or sideways towards the pilot to keep the defined standoff distance. To avoid such a
situation, always switch OFF OA before descending to land the UAV.
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detected obstacles.
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