Attendance
Mechanical:
Electrical:
Embedded Flight Software:
Aidan Bowers
Agenda
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Powertrain
No updates, we have 6 total motors for peggy not 8
Final comp configuration
Autonomy
Updates:
Use pre-made waypoint file for task 1
Task 2 will be the auto script
Video System
Updates:
Made VTX board to bring to qualia site tour
Record DVR of received video
Add ep2 receiver to video board for controls
Flight Control System
Action items / blockers:
Updates:
Increased loiter jerk to 500 cm/s^3
Disable compass 1 (internal)
Recalibrate compass at comp, collect magfit data friday and regenerate parameters
Control failsafe at 10s, GCS at 15s for now. Test GCS on ground tomorrow. If GCS failsafe works, disable RC failsafe.
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Airframe
Action items / blockers:
Updates:
Waterproofing will only be run if it is raining
Will be ready for comp
Weather is looking good so far
Test waterproofing latex cut with beige latex first
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Lighting Photoshoot
Action items / blockers:
Updates:
In media ingest, photos complete
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Phase 2 Presentation
Action items / blockers:
Georgia taking lead
Sync after this call to discuss the split of presentation/notes
Ideal to practice at least once before leaving?
Updates:
Having sync after AEAC about the presentation
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Tracking Antenna
Action items / blockers:
Updates:
Gemini board not performing properly, low link quality
Bring tracking antenna to comp
Bring gemini boards, test range during qualia site tour
Operate tracking antenna manually
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General Updates
Last AEAC sync before comp!
days in Calendar
Comp travel team: meet in bay at 6am on Thursday before departure, target 6:15am to leave
Smile & Daniel on trailerless
Aidan & Nathan in trailered
Competition Specific Notes
We want to minimize actions we have to take on the flight line. Things like writing waypoints, loading batteries, and attaching battery shrouds can be done in the hangar beforehand
Using Checklists to ensure we aren't doing everything at last minute
Final list Daniel Puratich will do pre-takeoff Pre-Takeoff System Checks
the higher level stuff is in every flight test one Pre-Flight Test Safety Checklist
make a flight test log for every competition flight
Start preparing flight report. Due 90 minutes after task 2 flight.
Is gemini being run? status?
Test board in bay, prove functionality
Test during qualia tour
Yuchen on printing the checklists for the judges to see
Print flight test docs
Pre-takeoff checklists
Mounting handicap sign
Printed, mount tomorrow
Review of competition roles for 2024-05-17 Competition Attendees Sync
Waterproofing Strat
do nothing unless needed, wait for it to for sure rainning first
conformal coat main line of defen
latex next but caution with the antennas makes it tough ← see above discussion
Packing Plan
Start 2pm, Daniel Puratich will be there to coordinate
Start 6pm, we bring in trailer and get it all going in there
End 9pm, time for drivers to sleep
All timeline’s in gcal
Bring as much as possible
Flight test schedule
No more flight tests before competition!