As unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platforms continue to advance, accurate and robust spatial perception is critical to navigation, obstacle avoidance, object detection, and autonomous mission execution.
Operating in environments such as urban construction zones, large-scale agricultural deployments, and counter-UAV scenarios requires sensing systems capable of maintaining measurement stability under high ambient illumination and variable operating conditions.
The Broadcom AFBR-S50 time-of-flight (ToF) sensor family provides a compact, high-performance multipixel ranging solution engineered for these requirements.
With ambient light suppression of up to 200 klx and a sub-1 g form factor, the AFBR-S50 series supports reliable depth-sensing capability for lightweight UAV architectures across industrial and military applications.
This white paper from Broadcom offers a comparison of the typical sensor types used in UAVs and highlights drone use cases where the AFBR-S50 sensor family enhances autonomy, particularly in GPS-denied environments.
| White Paper: Enhancing autonomy in airborne drones | |
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Application Note: Time-of-Flight basics |
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Quick Start Guide: AFBR-S50 ToF sensor family evaluation kit |
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User Guide: AFBR-S50 ToF sensor evaluation kit |
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Software: SDK release notes |
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Application Note: ToF Module reference design |
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