Obstacle Avoidance (Planned for S24 co-op)
Object Avoidance Milestones:
Bootcamp and onboarding
LiDAR working - able to read and visualize outputs
Get drone to stop on autonomous mission if obstacle is detected and return if obstacle is no longer detected
Find path deflection algorithm in auto mode
Implement path deflection algorithm in auto mode
Get drone to stop on manual mode if obstacle is detected and return
Path deflection in manual mode (not just stop, but stop the drone from crashing as pilot moves around the obstacle)
Weekly Milestones
# | Dates | Milestones | Weekly Task | Notes |
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1 | May 6 | Milestone 1 | Bootcamp |
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2 | May 13 | Milestone 2 | LiDAR testing and visualization |
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3 | May 20 | Â | Flight Interface |
*Note: comp week |
4 | May 27 |  | Detection and Decision | Detection (doesn’t have to have a class, depending on how complex the LiDAR is)
Decision
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5 | Jun 3 | Milestone 3 | Commands with Flight Interface |
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6 | Jun 10 | Â | Research Deflection Algos | Potential Algorithms:
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7 | Jun 17 | Â | Continue Research | Â |
8 | Jun 24 | Milestone 4 | Decide on and implement algo |
* Note: midterm evaluations |
9 | Jul 1 | Â | Continue algo implementation | Â |
10 | Jul 8 | Milestone 5 | Test algo | Â |
11 | Jul 15 | Â | Simple stopping in manual mode |
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12 | Jul 22 | Milestone 6 | Test stopping | Â |
13 | Jul 29 | Â | Research assistive avoidance | Potential Algorithms:
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14 | Aug 5 | Â | Implement algo | Â |
15 | Aug 12 | Â | Continue algo implementation | Â |
16 | Aug 19 | Milestone 7 | Test assistive method and off boarding | Â |
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