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Wellsi Posted at 2018-2-9 04:45
My understanding of APAS is that the Air has to have flown over the area first in order to learn the obstacles and ways round. It's not designed to work out the solution the very first time it comes up against an obstacle.
Which seems a little poor tbh.
From Tech radar's review: "APAS is going to lead to a lot fewer crashes, although the drone does have to fly over an area in order to get a sense of the obstacles to avoid first. That's a small price to pay for avoiding a crashed drone."
I think that a fair reading of a very poorly written paragraph that is misleading.
It is NOT true that the MA has to map an area first before it can implement APAS. 3D map-building is a real-time process, and APAS will fly over/around obstacles the first time it encounters them.
This technology is very new in DJI drones, so it's not 100% reliable yet. It need to evolve through on-going development. 3 years from now, the technology in DJI drones will probably be solid enough that complete novices can rely on it like we'll be relying -- without concern -- on self-driving cars.
Now, though, APAS a useful helper, not a guarantee. |
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