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Attendance

Embedded Flight Software:

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General updates

  • 2024-03-16 Pegasus VTX + Houston Auto Flight Test

  • Flight recap!

    • VTX on pegasus worked, but OSD cut out.

      • likely due to noise in cables (cables too long)

    • LTE cut out a couple times, did not reconnect.

      • trying to fix: disable cell tower switching, etc.

      • If need be, RFDs as backup

    • Auto landing worked on houston!

    • Pathing (waypoint upload to mission planner) worked on houston

Propulsion + Control

Action items / blockers:

  • Check LED board progress

  • Ordered XT30 for gemini board, don’t know when it will arrive

  • LED board discussion this week

Updates:

  • < Decision documentation >

Mech

Electrical

Batteries Ordered

8x 6200mAh 6S 60C LiPo batteries have been ordered and should arrive this week

LED board

follow up on this next week re: signal integrity?

EFS

Sensing

Action items / blockers:

Updates:

  • < Decision Documentation >

Mech

Houston Rangefinder Mount

  • Almost complete, can be ready for next flight test if needed

Temporary mount exists

Design exists, can get this on Houston in the next 2 weeks (requires also editing landing gear)

Electrical

Rangefinder Harness

  • waiting for rangefinder order to arrive

  • it has arrived! Ready to work on. Would be cool to have ready for this weekend

EFS

OFS Config

Cameron configured it last week before flight test

  • Heard the OFS wasn’t working well in the flight test?

  • left on ‘op flow only’ settings

Any more sensors that need to be configured this week? no

Autonomy

Video System

Action items / blockers:

Updates:

Mech

Mounts

  • Will work on video system mounts for OSD and mux if needed

VTX mount being worked on

Electrical

VTX Wiring

  • Aiming to reduce noise in the VTX , OSD, and mux wiring has been redonecamera muxing harness, shorter lengths == less strange noise / interference

EFS

OSD config

  • Heard OSD got cut off in the flight test

  • Action items?

Autonomy

LTE Communication

  • All image format encoder have been benchmarked on raspberry pi

    • HEIF took too long, JPEG was fastest

Command + Telem

Action items / blockers:

  • Check gemini case status

Updates:

Mech

Electrical

ELRS Gemini PCB

XT30 still has not arrived yet. Reordered more connectors

EFS

Gemini Telem Debug

Aryan Kashem assigned. Just started, pull logs from tx16s recently.

Improved LRS

Still no on assigned. Probably will not be done for this comp cycle.

Gemini Integration

How is the case going? Need to start putting things(like fans) together.

I think we had no progress since last week regarding ELRS or gemini

Autonomy

Pathing

Pathing works as expected on Houston during flight test

TODO: Integrate auto landing with pathing

Airframe - General

Action items / blockers:

  • Waterproofing, new cabin, seats, cargo area

Updates:

  • < Decision Documentation >

Mech

Pegasus 2.0

  • New Pegasus is making progress, machining of center block is complete

  • Only arm connectors and landing gear parts are left, assembly should begin soon

  • Hardened steel gears for 3D printer have been ordered to allow us to print using carbon fibre filament. They will be installed when they arrive and we will print the remaining parts for Pegasus 2.0

Electrical

Schematics

Pegasus schematic cleaned up, comments left by Daniel were addressed. Mena will continue to update schematic with sensors.

houston harness cleanup

started on CAN cable

EFS

Lighting Board

  • Owen successfully flashed the firmware on the board, but the lights are not working consistently

  • Figure out there is signal integrity issue, still don’t know the root cause

Autonomy

Tracking Antenna - General

Action items / blockers:

Updates:

  • < Decision Documentation >

Mech

Improvements

  • Mounting improvements for stabilization almost complete. Need to double check measurements for yaw-servo dimensions with CAD. Going to order metal by either today or tomorrow.

  • May need help with machining this weekend as I need to head home. Will reach out to mechanical members shortly.

  • Assuming all goes, will be finished this weekend hopefully Saturday.

Question for EFS:
When will testing for the Yagi Antennas be ready?

Electrical

custom PCB

First round of PCB reviews have started.

EFS

Arduino Tracking Antenna

  • Heard they integrated the new NEOM8Q GPS into the tracking antenna, and it had worked well

  • What is more needed for arduino tracking antenna?

Autonomy


General Updates

Autonomy Image Labeling Social?

Flight test schedule

  • Comp sim?