WHITE PAPER: Enhancing Drone Autonomy with Broadcom Time-of-Flight Sensors

In the rapidly evolving landscape of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), precision and reliability in spatial awareness are the cornerstones of operational success. Whether navigating the steel canyons of an urban construction site, monitoring crops in vast agricultural fields, or counteracting threats from other UAVs, drones require sensors that can perform under extreme ambient conditions. The Broadcom AFBR-S50 family of time-of-flight (ToF) sensors provides a high-performance, multipixel solution that is designed to meet these challenges. By offering exceptional ambient light suppression (up to 200 klx) and a lightweight, compact form factor (< 1g), the AFBR-S50 series empowers drones with the sight necessary for safe, autonomous flight across all industrial sectors. >White Paper