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What is being tested? To be filled out by flight card requesters Omer Sajid Jeremy Zheng

  • Connection between TA and Mission Planner (MavProxy MavLink Forwarding)

  • Setup OTA link on Houston with RFD

  • Fly in 180° arc around TA (yaw tracking capability)

  • Fly at different height??? (ie. 5m, 10m, 20m) (pitch tracking capability)

  • Fly at different speeds (ie. ….)

  • Possible Procedure is listed below (same as Oct 27th 2024 flight test)

Info

Hardware to be installed (change status to success when installed or plan for installing at flight test is done)

  • Tracking Antenna

  • Tp-link Router

  • RFD

  • Houston Drone

  • WARG Laptop

TRACKING ANTENNA TEST PROCEDURE (HOUSTON)

Procedure

Goals / Objectives

Knockoff criteria

  1. Hover altitude 5m in loiter.

  • Verify antenna is able to point towards the drone

< list of reasons why you would want to stop the test >

  1. Translation motion:

Move in periodic squares moving away from the tracking antenna.

  • Ensure that the tracking antenna remains pointed at the drone

  • tracking antenna loses track on the drone

    • Hover in place and wait.

Timeline

  • Batteries charging 9:30

  • Leave bay at 10:30

    • Drive or walk to CIF tbd

  • 10:50 begin Flight Card 1

  • 11:15 begin Flight Card 2

  • 11:40 begin Flight Card 3

    • Possible delay for installing IR camera for CV camera

  • 12:10 head back to bay

  • 12:30 debrief

  • 12:45 charge batteries to storage and unpack flight test box

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