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TRACKING ANTENNA TEST PROCEDURE (HOUSTON)

Procedure

Goals / Objectives

Knockoff criteria

  1. Setup

LINK TO DOCUMENTATION FOR SETUP

  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.

Flight Card 2

Pegasus 2 New Landing Gear Validation

Pilot:

GSO:

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PEGASUS 2

Procedure

Goals / Objectives

Knockoff criteria

  1. Setup

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

Flight Card 3

IR camera image collection

Pilot:

GSO:

Note

What is being tested?

  • IR camera different exposure settings

Info

Hardware to be installed, items to bring, batteries, etc (change status to success when installed or plan for installing at flight test is done)

  • Houston

  • 2 3S batteries

  • IR camera (picamera)

  • RPI

  • IR emitter

IR CAMERA TEST PROCEDURE (HOUSTON)

Procedure

Goals / Objectives

Knockoff criteria

  1. Setup IR camera image collection script

Get the script to run (either manually or auto start on bootup)

Script is not running

  1. Fly at 20m altitude and test with the following camera settings:

    1. ISO 1600…

    2. ISO 800…

Collect images of different camera exposure settings

Flight Card 4

Cluster estimation test

Pilot:

GSO:

Note

What is being tested?

Info

Hardware to be installed, items to bring, batteries, etc (change status to success when installed or plan for installing at flight test is done)

  • Houston Drone

  • 3s batteries

  • CV camera

  • Landing pad

  • Measuring tape

CLUSTER ESTIMATION TEST PROCEDURE (HOUSTON)

Procedure

Goals / Objectives

Knockoff criteria

  1. Setup

Get the script to run (either manually or auto start on pootup)

Script is not running

  1. Place and measure landing pad distance from drone power-on location

Know true value of landing pad location and home location

  1. Hover above the landing pad and fly a few passes at 5, 10, 20m altitude

Timeline ~ Pending

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