The solution to stop drones from crashing has arrived

This technology provides consumers and companies with a reliable and affordable integrated anti-crash system. It also ensures safe navigation and enables prompt action in civil-security applications and ensures both fast response and maximum performance for drones in defence uses.

“360Fusion is a flexible solution that is compatible with all types of sensors and that can leverage data from the best of them,” said Marie-Sophie Masselot, Leti Industrial Partnership Manager. “Fitted on a low cost microcontroller, this technology can be embedded in drones to detect any dynamic obstacle and guide the drone away from a collision.”

Features of 360Fusion include:

• The first obstacle avoidance algorithm in a dynamic environment based on laser sensor technology
• Ultra compact and miniaturised design that fits into a tiny, mass-market microcontroller
• Ten times cheaper than comparable systems
• A highly integrated perception system that weighs less than 40g
• Seamless integration in existing drone technologies

In its continuing work on the prototype, Leti will equip a fleet of drones with this technology to show they detect and avoid nearby drones, fit miniaturised radar sensors on the fleet, enable detours to safe routes when obstacles are detected and enable autonomous flight.

See demonstrations by Leti, List and Liten (institutes of CEA Tech) at the CEA Tech Village, booth 50653 in Eureka Park.