Proximity data through MAVLINK

[aman (Aman Patel)]

I am trying to get the data of proximity through MAVLINK.
I am working with the RPLidar A3 and want to obtain the proximity data of the Lidar through MAVLINK.

[amilcarlucas]

Yes that will probably work fine.

[aman (Aman Patel)]

Is it possible if you could tell me a way to get the data from my proximity sensor to mavros on raspberry pi3?
Just to be clear I’m working on a quad copter with arducopter version 3.6.12.

[ppoirier]

Look at what I have done here

Avoidance Experiments with the POC and Benewake TFMINI

[image] Ahhh… Winter in Canada … While the kids play hockey outside with sticks and a puck , I play inside with sticks and a POC !! A few month ago I started experimenting with the Avoidance Library: http://ardupilot.org/dev/docs/code-overview-object-avoidance.html And I designed The POC : Proximity Obstacle Collision avoidance system based on an Arduino Pro Mini and VL50LX0 TOF rangefinders. This unit works pretty well, the only drawback is that it is sh…