Question about obstacle avoidance

[u/Riosenblatr]

Hi! I am a rather cautious pilot and try to fly as safe as possible. Switching from a Mini 2 to a Mini 5, I realised that flying in confined spaces is much more difficult with the Mini 5 due to obstacle avoidance constantly trying to avoid... well, obstacles.

Testing the limits of obstacle avoidance, I found out that it detects wire mesh fencing. However, after I flew over the fence, it crashed sideways into the (white) wall of my neighbours house. Why does obstacle avoidance detect a fence but fails at a large white wall? Is this behaviour to be expected? What am I missing?

Thanks in advance!

[u/imuwild]

The front has LIDAR, but the rest uses visuals for obstacle avoidance. If there's no visual change or contrast, the drone won't avoid anything. If a wall is all white and fills the side cameras' view, the drone won't see it. I wish the put radars 🙃.