You found that out going on a hunch...or ?
I'm pretty sure you don't actually know the decision tree of the tracking algorithm, since its 100% proprietary software.
The GPS system is never in "standby" mode. How else would it actually display the current distance from the takeoff point, how would it log its position every 100ms?
Also, it would be really stupid for a company with "Robotics" in its name to not use redundancy when doing an autonomous task. I'm clearly going on a hunch here, but i'm sure that the flight controller definitely uses GPS too, to determine its own speed. No one would rely only on binocular optic sensors with a max range of 30 meters when chasing cars, for example.
Please refrain from treating me like a kid. "Read my lips:" What kind of company would even push a feature for a product that has such a high failure rate?
Yeah, maybe they went through 20 prototypes to make it work, but definitely they didn't go through 20 drones to get that video
It's quite stupid to defend Autel like that. I like the company too, but you can't sweep this under the rug. The OA system on this drone is not a safety-only feature. It's part of its core functionality. The starpoint system, the dynamic tracking...
I'm not testing the dynamic track. I'm using it. By the book. Testing was done by Autel, i suppose.
To go by your words, I'd just go to Walmart and get myself an *asian brand* Air 2. Same camera sensor, crappy NFZ system, but guess what. It'll stop in front of a tree
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Thanks for your input nonetheless. I'll post the response from the engineer team, i'm curious about what the cause was, too.
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@Jiri Bakala Yeah, i think Autel really wants to go for the "dynamic" in dynamic track.
Here's another video, shot minutes before the crash shown in the first post. There's clearly room for it to track the subject on the side with no trees, but it chose to go through the tiny gap in the branches
Even the Skydio is way more "calm".
I can't wait to see how Autel will improve in time.