senseandavoid
Sense-and-avoid (SAA) refers to the capability of a vehicle or robot to detect potential collisions and take action to maintain safe separation without real-time human input. It is central to unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and is increasingly used in autonomous ground, maritime, and aerial platforms, as well as consumer vehicles that support advanced driver-assistance features.
Sensing modalities commonly employed include cameras, LiDAR, radar, sonar, and ultrasonic sensors. These inputs are fused
Regulatory and standards developments increasingly require sense-and-avoid or detect-and-avoid capabilities for certain operations, especially beyond-visual-line-of-sight aviation,
Challenges include sensor limitations under adverse weather, latency, sensor fusion complexity, computational requirements, and the need