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  • More intra-subteam communication/documentation on how camera is supposed to be mounted.

  • More inter-subteam communication on mounting CV equipment for test flight (and competition).

  • Earlier testing of Raspberry Pi camera recording.

  • Possibly earlier testing of OpenHD (discovered that the Raspberry Pis do not currently transmit video when powered with the pins, need to investigate). - GoPro fallback "worked".

Kayla:

  • Landing gear seemed surprisingly steady- feet seem like a good addition and this design would definitly work for competition. Legs wobble a bit but nothing that seems like they would fall off.

  • Grabber did not work

    • Needs to be discussed with Frame and Electrical to figure out servo distances and power required

    • Flew steady enough that tilting/hovering with object should be ok- probably still better to land to drop pobject but we should test this

    • Need another test flight to determie what the maximum payload we can carry is- hopefully 2kg is safe

  • Gimbal not mounted

    • Need to work with frame/grabber to figure out where the best place to mount is

    • Probably need to test again to collect adequate data

  • More permanent orientation markers (instead of the temporary pink duct tape) to tel lwhich way is front would be ideal

    • Different color feet of landing gear?

    • Reflective Tape?

    • Reflective Tape on Landing Gear feet?

Tasks Before Next Test

  • Develop fre-flight checklist & test plan

    • Week before, day before, hour before, minute before?

  • Identify/License other pilots

  • Develop techincal information around aircraft (wind limits, current draw, battery voltages, etc.) & place in a central location

  • Identify future flight goals early, and communicate them early so that all teams have deadlines to get all of their systems ready for the next test

    • One of these goals is to create a proof of flight video for the competition organizers. (what are the requirements, etc.)

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