12. Obstacle Avoidance

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12. Obstacle Avoidance

Obstacle Avoidance helps you prevent spraying or surveying over sensitive zones such as wells, water reservoirs, electric poles, houses, or neighbouring fields. You can mark these locations as obstacles inside your plot so that the drone does not fly or spray over them.

You can add obstacles while creating a new plot or while editing an existing plot.

To begin, open the Plot Creation or Plot Edit screen and tap the Obstacle/Plot toggle. Switch it to Obstacle mode. A pop-up appears asking you to choose the obstacle type.

Obstacle Type
Obstacle Type

Two shapes are supported: Polygon and Circle.
Tap Cancel if you do not want to continue.

12.1 Polygon Type Obstacle

Adding a Polygon Obstacle

Step 1. Add Points

  1. Tap on Polygon in the obstacle selection pop-up.
  2. You are taken to the polygon creation screen.
  3. Tap + Add Point to place each corner of the polygon on the map.
Polygon Obstacle
Polygon Obstacle

Place all the required points until the obstacle shape is complete.

Step 2. Save the Obstacle

  1. Tap Save Obs to save the polygon obstacle.
  2. The obstacle appears on your plot as shown below.
Save Polygon Obstacle
Save Polygon Obstacle
You can add multiple polygon obstacles by repeating these steps.

12.2 Circle Type Obstacle

Adding a Circle Obstacle

Step 1. Add a Circle

  1. Tap on Circle in the obstacle type pop-up.
  2. A screen appears with one point to create the circle.
  3. Tap + Add Point to place the centre point. A default-sized circle appears with a yellow point on its boundary.
Circle Obstacle
Circle Obstacle

Adjusting the Size of the Circle

  1. Find the yellow boundary point on the edge of the circle.
  2. Drag the yellow point outward to increase the radius.
  3. Drag the yellow point inward to reduce the radius.

Step 2. Save the Obstacle

  1. When the circle size is final, tap Save Obs.
  2. The saved circle obstacle appears on your plot.
Save Circle Obstacle
Save Circle Obstacle

You can add multiple circle obstacles by repeating these steps.

12.3 Edit Obstacles

You can edit any previously created obstacle from the plot view.
Edit Obstacle
Edit Obstacle

Step 1. Open the Obstacle Interface

1. Tap Obstacle from the plot screen.

Obstacle Interface
Obstacle Interface

Step 2. Modify a Polygon Obstacle

  1. Tap the waypoint you want to modify. It highlights in green.
  2. Use the Waypoint Editor arrows to move the point along the X or Y direction.
  3. Tap OK to confirm the new position.

Step 3. Delete a Waypoint

  1. Select the waypoint you want to remove.
  2. Tap Delete in the Waypoint Widget.

Step 4. Modify a Circle Obstacle

  1. Tap the boundary point of the circle.
  2. Drag inward to reduce radius or drag outward to increase radius.
  3. Tap OK to confirm the resize.

Step 5. Save Changes

Tap Save Obs to update the obstacle in the plot.

12.4 Delete Obstacle

To remove an obstacle entirely:

  1. Tap the boundary of the obstacle. The edge turns green.
  2. The Delete and Cancel buttons appear.
Delete Obstacle
Delete Obstacle

3. Tap Delete to remove the obstacle.
4. Tap Cancel if you do not want to delete it.

Safety Notes

  • Always verify obstacle placement before starting a mission. Incorrect obstacle marking may cause unsafe flight paths.
  • Confirm that all obstacles match real-world positions. Adjust if the GPS offset or map alignment changes.
  • Review obstacles after importing or modifying plots to ensure accuracy.
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