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Discussed at 2023-05-25 Leads Meeting Minutes , and in 2023 Comp Debrief (Google Drive: 2023 Post Mortem).

Also discussed at 2023-08-17 EOT Meeting Minutes , see end of document for details specific to this.

Purpose

The reason this document exists is based on past faults.

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Task/Skill

Description

Number of People

SDC Driver

  • Person can drive an SDC vehicle

SDC Trailer Driver

  • Person can drive an SDC vehicle with a trailer

Pilot

  • Highest team Pilot certification

  • Advanced RPAS pilot

  • Capable and experienced piloting the competition drone

Ground Station Operator

  • Highest team GS operator certification

  • Experience operating the GS for the competition drone

Manager

  • Ability to organize a large group of people

  • Strong communication skills

  • Adequate team role and respect to make ensure cohesion and resolve conflict

Flightline Assembly

  • Able to assemble the landing gear, props, cabin for any pre-flight assembly that is necessary

  • Strong attention to detail and experience working on the drone at flight tests

Pit Setup & Organization

  • Understands how to organize the team’s pit for a good workflow

Frame Repair

  • Understands the drone’s structural components (X-frame, landing gear) and how to repair them

Cabin Repair

  • Understands the drone’s non-structural components (cabin) and how to repair them

Harnessing

  • Able to execute repairs to the drone’s power systems (Soldering, power connectors, etc.)

Control Systems

  • Knowledge and experience working on and trouble shooting Pixhawk, GPSs, cameras, etc.

Tracking Antenna Mechanical

  • Can troubleshoot and make repairs to the tracking antenna’s mechanical systems

Tracking Antenna Controls

  • Can trouble shoot and make repairs to the tracking antenna’s control systems.

CV Air-side

  • Able to configure and troubleshoot CV air-side systems (Jetson, cameras)

CV Ground-side

  • Able to maintain and use any ground-side CV tools or scripts

Logistics

  • Check in to hotels and manage payments

  • Communicate travel and lodging plans with the travel team

  • Food?

Presentation

  • Present at the competition

  • Fine-tune presentation at competition

  • Should have been involved with the development of the presentation, and have practiced presenting it throughout the term

Report Writing

  • Ready and able to write the post-task report at the competition

  • Strong language skills, attention to detail, and understanding of the competition objectives and WARG’s outcomes

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