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Drones?

• nradov 6y ago
  Yes a lightweight, low-power lidar would be useful for collision avoidance when flying near terrain.
  • redis_mlc 6y ago
    Many Polish government leaders were killed in 2010 in a crash in Russia when their pilots attempted to land in bad weather using a radar altimeter over rough terrain. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smolensk_air_disaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smolensk_air_disaster (In Eastern Europe, pilots are pressured to continue VIP flights despite risks. So the PIC was likely told, "Fly and land, or be fired/arrested on the spot." There were "non-crew" reported in the cockpit, likely demanding a landing at the intended airport instead of an alternate. Some US regional airlines have also been caught firing pilots when maintenance problems are reported, but US civilian pilots (and dispatchers) are the final authority, and thankfully regional airlines are mostly gone since the FAA 1,500 hour rule.) So there are aviation use-cases for 3d radar/lidar navigation. Source: commercially-rated airplane pilot.
  • abakker 6y ago
    Absolutely, many drones do use Lidar. But, there probably aren't a million drones with high res Lidar in the world.