The Obstacle In The Way
Marthe Bernskoetter
On mission today I noticed that, at waypoint turns, drone would sometimes spasm as if reacting to obstacle avoidance input. This was confirmed both visually and by vibration of controller. Flyig at 15 mph and 175 feet AGL. Obstacle avoidance was on but no obstacles in path. Confirmed no birds in vicinity and well above trees, etc. Mission completed without any problems but it was somewhat unnerving. Anyone else seen this issue?
@StevenB Thanks for reaching out. We have not had any reports of drones running on the DroneDeploy app behaving erratically due to obstacle avoidance being on during a mission. I would say flying into the sun may affect the behavior of your drone. To be safe, each time you plan a flight, I would make sure you are flying above a safe distance above the highest point in your mission.
The Digital Obstacle File (updated every 56 days) describes all known obstacles of interest to aviation users in the United States, with limited coverage of the Pacific, the Caribbean, Canada, and Mexico. The obstacles are assigned unique numerical identifiers; accuracy codes, and listed in order by state.
To download a file, right-click, then select "Save" / "Save As" / "Save Target As" to save the desired file to your computer. If you download a zipped file, use an unzip utility to extract the files. The DOF is a .dat file, so you may use Wordpad or most browsers to access it. If you prefer Notepad, use the Courier font to retain proper column formatting.
Had this issue recently, parachute was just barely covering the door and was not obvious at all that it would be an issue. I feel a warning before being able to launch, or at least a mention in the Engineers report, could help with this.
Should we test every entry/exit possiblity on each craft, yes, do we... well this is KSP afterall!
Description: Did a complex mission to Moho that included a craft which included the MK1 Tin Can on a lander as well as an MK1 Explorer. I tested the craft on the launch pad and was able to EVA out of the MK1 Tin Can. I decoupled the craft above Moho and landed the MK1 portion on Moho but now cannot EVA.
I had trouble with the external seat as well, my rover has back seats that cannot EVA, I think because the front seats are a little too close (although visually it looks like there is a reasonable amount of space).
I set my rover down on Ike and got a Kerbal on EVA to go to it. I got onto the ladder and found the "board" option available. After I clicked it, the Kerbal was sitting in the back seat and can't exit the chair due to an "obstacle".
I was doing the mission "Land 3 kerbals on Duna". On my ship I had the 3-kerbal pod. Above the hatch I had a deployable (but not retractable) straight solar thing with 6 sections (sorry, I don't have the game open so I don't know the name of the exact part).
At the time of take-off there were no issues flagged by the engineer but on my way to Duna I tried an EVA and was advised that my kerbals couldn't get out as the hatch was blocked. (I tried this both before extending the solar panels and after extending them).
Description: Launched a Rover inside a fairing with Kerbal already in the External Command Seat. After the fairing deployed I noticed Bob shaking and waving his arms. Couldn't leave the seat because of an obstacle even though it worked while testing on Kerbin. Switching to another seat and switching back fixed both the shaking and the obstacle problem.
Obstacles or difficulties which groups of citizens, their political representatives, political parties or countries interpose to each other in order to hinder the actions of certain of their opponents, such as:
The improvement of living conditions of any human community is constantly challenged by the need of technologies still inaccessible or unavailable, which can be internally developed or acquired from other communities that have already developed them, and in both cases must overcome such barriers as:
When different communities or countries, which border or not, cannot develop good relations, for economic, cultural or political reasons, they may exceed the limits of diplomatic negotiations, creating military defensive or offensive obstacles to their opponents or enemies, such as:
Obstacle course racing (OCR) is a sport in which a competitor, traveling on foot, must overcome various physical challenges in the form of obstacles. Races vary in length from courses with obstacles close together to events of several kilometers[1] which incorporate elements of track, road and/or cross country/trail running. Courses may include climbing over walls or up ropes, monkey bars, carrying heavy objects, traversing bodies of water or mud, crawling under barbed wire, and jumping through fire.[2][3]Since the beginning of modern OCR in 1987, the sport has grown in popularity such that more than 2500 events are held annually across the world[4] and several run organizing companies are commercially successful.[5]
The concept of using obstacles for competition has been in use since the 1800s, including the 200m Obstacle Swim at the 1900 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, with the first formal land-based races in the Obstacle Run[6] of Military Pentathlon, first held at the Military Physical Training Centre, at Freiburg, in the French occupation zone in Germany, in August 1947. Only Belgian, Dutch, and French teams took part in the competition. Since 1950, annual world championships have been held. The sport has grown in popularity, and now over 138 countries participate in the World Military Games.[7] The sport's governing body, the International Military Sports Council (CISM), now also organise pentathlons aimed at naval and air force personnel.
Tough Guy is widely considered to be the earliest contemporary OCR, with the first race held in 1987.[3] The survivalrun also emerged in the late 1980s in the Netherlands. This began when the setters of a drag hunt trail in the village of Beltrum organized a foot race that incorporated the natural obstacles of the course.[8] There are now more than 30 annual survivalruns in the Netherlands which incorporate both natural and built obstacles and form an organized amateur competition.[9][10] The HiTec Adventure Racing Series (1996 - 2002)[11] was an early version of the contemporary race and included "special tests" (man-made obstacles with walls, nets, etc.), mountain biking, and kayaking. The Balance Bar races in the United States expanded on the success of the Hi-Tech series, including a televised national series and championships.[12] The Muddy Buddy races in the United States were a national obstacle race series produced by Competitor Group from 1999 to 2013 and was the first major series to introduce mud elements and remove additional equipment. Muddy Buddy was the event format that transitioned adventure racing to obstacle racing as we know it today.
There are many variations of obstacle race courses that accommodate a wide variety of athletes. Ninja races such as the Wolfpack Ninja Tour[13] are typically 50 m to 100 m in length with many obstacles and little running. OCR track races[14] are typically held on athletic tracks and vary between 400 m and 5,000 m. Cross country courses range from one mile and up, with most races between 5 km and 10 miles.
Longer endurance races vary up to 100 miles, including Spartan Beast, Ultra Beast, and Agoge. Fixed-time events include World's Toughest Mudder (24 hours), Spartan Ultra World Championships, and the 36-hour Agoge.
It has been noted that World Obstacle has no member race organizations. As a not-for-profit sporting federation the only members of World Obstacle are national federations (national governing bodies.) The members of the national federations are athletes and athlete-based organizations. Brands and for-profit corporations are not members of sporting federations but can be recognized or aligned under certain circumstances.
Full medal events for OCR were included for the first time in an International Multisport Games in the 2019 South East Asia Games. Medal events were approved for 100 m, 400 m, and 5 km distances.[21] The SEA Games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation (SEAGF) with supervision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).
The sport disciplines of Ninja (modeled after the Japanese television series Sasuke and international adaptations such as American Ninja Warrior) and OCR became self-governing sub-sports of World Obstacle in 2020,[22] in a model similar to Aquatics. The first non-commercial (Federation) Ninja World Championships were held in Moscow, Russia in the 2019 Ninja World Championships.
In August 2020 World Obstacle and the International Parkour Federation (IPF) signed a memorandum of understanding[23] to unify Obstacle Sports worldwide under a governance model similar to Aquatics (FINA). The MOU expired at the end of 2020. IPF had signed an MOU with Gymnastics (FIG) in January 2018,[24] but were unable to come to an agreement and the term expired.
In recent years, obstacle course racing has been emerging onto the college scene in the United States. Universities, like Texas A&M University, have launched organizations and club teams[28] that feature obstacle course training.
Muddy Buddy[29] (1999 - 2010) was the first national OCR series in the United States emphasizing man made obstacles and mud. Unlike later OCRs it included a bike leg, making it a "ride and run" OCR. The event series was produced by Competitor Group and sponsored by Columbia in later years.[30] Muddy Buddy ultimately went out of business under pressure from Tough Mudder and Warrior Dash which had simpler run-obstacle formats.
Rugged Maniac was founded in 2010 by former lawyers Brad Scudder and Rob Dickens. The very first race was held in October 2010, in Southwick, Massachusetts. It has since expanded to 24 cities over the United States and Canada.[31]
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