Role | Description of tasks | Prerequisites | Count |
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Pilot (key role) | | Advanced RPAS licence WARG pilot level: Highest (TODO Define) Experience manually piloting competition drone Experience with the drone characteristics (manual and autonomous) Experience piloting the competition drone along a ground station and ground station operator
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Ground station operator (key role) | Operate the ground station program(s) Plan and execute flight paths Communicate critical information to pilot Interface between pilot and rest of flightline crew during flight Log and analyze flight data
| WARG ground station level: Highest (TODO Define) Experience operating the ground station program(s) Experience operating with a pilot
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Manager (key role) | Ensure attendees are clear on tasks Maintain team cohesion Clearly communicate plans and updates Organize meetings as necessary
| Subteam lead or director role Ability to organize a large group of people Strong communication skills Strong interpersonal management and conflict resolution skills
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Driver | Drive to and from competition below WARG’s absolute maximum speed limit Park, unload, and load vehicle Familiarize route to destination
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Driver with trailer | Drive to and from competition below WARG’s absolute maximum speed limit Park, unload, and load vehicle and trailer Hitch, unhitch, and move trailer Familiarize route to destination
| Class G driver’s licence or equivalent Registered SDC driver Experience driving an SDC vehicle Completed trailer training with Graeme
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Navigator | Occupy front passenger seat Direct driver along route Check in regularly and relay information between vehicles Climate and music control
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Logistics | Manage and record team finances for competition Check into and out of hotels Communicate travel and lodging to team Coordinate rest stops and meals Communicate with competition organizers
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Flightline assembly | | Experience working with physical competition drone at flight tests Ability to identify and solve mechanical issues Strong attention to detail
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Pit organization | | Experience using WARG bay and tools Familiar with mechanical and electrical subteam workflows Familiar with Autonomy hardware
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Frame assembly | | | |
Cabin and device mounting | | Experience with assembling and repairing the competition drone’s nonstructural components Knowledge of nonmechanical subsystems Strong integration skills
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Harnessing | Assemble, test, and repair the drone’s power and wiring systems Charge and store batteries as appropriate
| Experience with the competition drone’s physical wiring layout Experience with assembling and testing the drone’s power and wiring systems Experience with soldering Experience with oscilloscopes Experience with motors and ESCs Strong integration skills
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Flight Control System | Ensure drone sensors, communication, and control systems are working correctly Pixhawk, GPS, camera, antenna, etc.
Analyze logs Troubleshoot and solve issues Calibrate sensors and tune control system
| Experience working on and troubleshooting flight control system Pixhawk, GPS, cameras, antenna, etc.
Experience analyzing logs Ability to identify and solve control system issues Familiar with calibration
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Tracking Antenna Mechanical | | | |
Tracking Antenna Controls | | | |
Autonomy airside system | Setup and run airside system software Setup and configure airside system hardware Debug and troubleshoot airside system Log and analyze flight data
| Knowledge of the airside system architecture Knowledge of airside system design decisions Experience with the airside system software and expected behaviour Experience with the airside system hardware Experience with command line in Windows and Linux operating environment Strong debugging skills at flight tests
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Autonomy groundside system | Setup and run groundside system Debug and troubleshoot groundside system Log and analyze flight data
| Knowledge of the groundside system architecture Knowledge of groundside system design decisions Experience with the groundside system and expected behaviour Experience with the groundside system hardware Experience with command line in Windows Strong debugging skills at flight tests
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Presenter | | Involved with the development of the presentation Strong oral communication skills Presentation visual design skills
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Presenter French | | Orally fluent in technical French Involved with the development of the presentation Strong oral communication skills Presentation visual design skills
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Report Writing | Ready and able to write the post task report Understand competition objectives and WARG outcomes Understand drone systems Analyze causes of possible failure Communicate information to a general audience
| Strong technical writing skills Strong English writing skills Involved in flight test post mortems Ability to recommend changes by analyzing what happened previously Attention to detail
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Media Photos, Videos, edits, posts | Take photos and videos of WARG progress Filter through albums and edit photos and videos taken Post photos and video on WARG social media and Discord Ensure WARG sponsor logos are in frame and mentioned
| Familiarity with the team and subsystems Integrates well into the teamKnowledge on how to operate given equipment Experience with using cameras for photography and/or cinematography Experience with photo and video editing Experience with WARG social media
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