Jan HusakPortfolio 2026
Project Volans / Vehicle / #16

Indoor obstacle stop

A small distance sensor on Faust's nose, so it stops before a wall even if the command or the map was wrong.

Part of
Project Volans
Area
Vehicle
Status
Planned
In the loop
Fly
01 / What it does

The project

  • A forward-facing lidar on a printed mount.
  • ArduPilot proximity and avoidance set to stop before an obstacle.
  • Tested in SITL first, then in flight with a soft obstacle.
02 / Why

What it gives Volans

A last line of defence that doesn't depend on the map or the command being right.

03 / Plan

Steps and targets

  1. 01Sensor mount CADPlanned
  2. 02Avoidance setup in SITLPlanned
  3. 03Flight testPlanned

Success looks like

  • Faust told to fly into a wall stops short of it

Planned project. This page will be updated with results once the work is done.