v1.16.2

roboflow/rf-detrv1.16.2Apr 22, 2026by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

This release provides backports of critical fixes for the EKF2 (Extended Kalman Filter 2) module, specifically addressing optical flow initialization issues and unbounded recursion bugs in version 1.16.

Key Highlights

Fix EKF2 optical flow to start when range finder is height reference
Fix EKF2 unbounded recursion
Backport to v1.16 branch

Full Release Notes

## What's Changed
* [Backport 1.16] fix(ekf2): allow optical flow to start when range finder is height reference by @dakejahl in https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/pull/26961
* fix(ekf2): break unbounded recursion [BACKPORT v1.16] by @julianoes in https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/pull/27166

## Release Notes
* [Click here to view the full Release Notes](https://docs.px4.io/main/en/releases/1.16.html).
**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/compare/v1.16.1...v1.16.2