Pragyan Lunar Rover's inaugural drive marked a significant milestone in lunar exploration on August 23, 2023. It encountered a notable challenge during its path – a deep crater that appeared to be directly in its trajectory. This situation highlighted the rover's advanced obstacle avoidance system, a critical component of its navigation capabilities. Designed to operate autonomously, the Pragyan Rover's obstacle avoidance system utilizes a combination of sophisticated sensors and intelligent algorithms. These sensors include stereo cameras, LIDAR, and inertial measurement units, which provide the rover with a comprehensive understanding of its surroundings. As the rover encounters potential obstacles, the sensors feed real-time data to the onboard computer system. The intelligent algorithms process this data to generate a detailed map of the terrain, identifying obstacles such as craters, boulders, and rough patches. When the rover approached the deep crater during its drive, the obstacle avoidance system went into action. By analyzing the depth and dimensions of the crater using the sensor data, the system determined an alternative safe route. It then calculated the necessary adjustments to the rover's trajectory, ensuring that it steered clear of the hazard. This swift decision-making process allowed the rover to navigate around the crater successfully, showcasing the effectiveness of its obstacle avoidance system and ensuring the continuation of its exploration mission. To visualize the Pragyan Lunar Rover on the surface I included mine renders of the Rover and Moon's South Pole. Subscribe for more exciting updates and discoveries in the field of lunar exploration. Source credit: isro.gov.in Animation, visuals and renders made by iGadgetPro Like and Subscribe! Timecodes 0:00 - Intro 0:15 - Video of Pragyan Rover detach and first drive on the Moon 0:31 - Slower observation whats happened on the Moon 1:00 - Pragyan Lunar Rover drives directly to the Lunar crater! 1:11 - Animation of Pragyan Rover on the surface of Moon 1:45 - Visualisation of the Lunar South Pole 2:04 - Credits #pragyan #moonrover #virkam #indiarover #chandrayaan