(11/07/22) Skydio 2 Continued : Indoor Flight at Boiler Jr. Volleyball Center

 Unfortunately, Cinematic image/video capturing was unsuccessful. The goal was to use the keyframe feature that Skydio offers to film an advertisement video within the Boiler Junior volleyball court complex. The flight path was to be flown in between guide wires which held up court net dividers.

The flight was cut short as the initial keyframe points flown were miscalculated by the Skydio as it's obstacle avoidance was disrupted by the presence of the wires. The Skydio was programmed to autonomously fly at ~5 mph at a constant altitude, but instead spontaneously sped up to over 25 mph and descended a few feet. It collided with a dividing net and fell to the court floor. Props damaged, battery damaged, sensor damaged, arm damaged, prop hook damaged, no data recovered from flight.



The take away is that one should never be totally reliant on technology, and mission planning should reflect that mindset when it comes to safety and what is possible to capture. Though flying through sets of wires gave a great view of sponsors along the walls of the complex, it also proved to be too much for Skydio's vision-based obstacle avoidance. It will be noted in the future and will be a forefront when working with any platform.

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