Design and Fabrication of a Modified Hoverbike

A novel 12 kg topo-bathymetric LiDAR for UAVs was tested, featuring adjustable pulse rates (50-200 kHz) and high precision.Its lightweight design and flexible flight planning (50-150 m altitude) make it suitable for hoverbike terrain mapping and obstacle avoidance.The sensor's strip-fitting accuracy and depth performance were validated, offering a cost-effective alternative to conventional airborne LiDAR systems [14].A lightweight LiDAR-Raspberry Pi system for UAV obstacle detection is used.Using polynomial fitting for point cloud correction and CBRDD clustering, it outperformed DBSCAN in handling uneven point densities.The system's low cost and real-time processing capabilities demonstrate its potential for hoverbike safety applications, such as urban collision avoidance [17].