I’m trying to configure and understand my Cube Pilot HereFlow.
One possible mission will be indoor navigation by STEM students. It’s not clear to me now that this is possible.
Reading the CubePilot wiki about the HereFlow, it’s fairly pessimistic about the HereFlow’s lidar performance. In fact the document says for accurate navigation, a better lidar rangefinder is recommended.
Is the HereFlow’s lidar capable of supporting FlowHold flight mode at altitudes within the rangefinder’s range? (indoors)
And what happens if this range is exceeded? (outdoors) Another place in the wiki states that a copter can’t climb past the maximum rangefinder range to avoid an EKF3 failsafe.
The ArduPilot wiki on Precision Landing focuses on the IR-Lock sensor. I got the impression that an optical flow device can also be used - but I couldn’t find any details.
Without a supplemental rangefinder with greater range, I’m wondering now what is the intended use of the HereFlow. Can it be used just for precision landings?
Lastly - I seem to recall that there is an ability to used optical flow to supplement GPS in flight modes such as loiter - but I’m not finding info about that in the docs. If there is such an option, would someone please point me in the right direction to learn about it?
Thanks!
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