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• 2025-03-07 Flight Test (2025-3-7 Pegasus 2 Task 1 Sim, KML messages over MAVLink, and foam plane pilot training )

  • Card #1 (Peggy IR Cam)

    • KML not flown as Autonomy was unable to get it running

    • Flew Huston IR cam test, exact same process, but with Peggy

    • Noticed only different was more vibe, so will discuss ways to improve detection algorithm (likely will need some config tuning)

  • Card #2 (Tuning)

    • Flew a final performance eval flight

    • Manasva Katyal analyzed logs, vibe and step response are within “very good” bounds as per Ardupilot docs

    • This marks the final official tuning related flight for the airframe

    • Will come back to future of this airframe when discussing Task 1

Task 1

• PLANNING: Drone Swarm??

  • As per AEAC response, we can bring multiple airframes and fly them simultaneously for Task 1

  • This is quite game-changing, and should be seriously considered

• STATUS: Autonomy Updates:

  • STATUS: MAVLink KML messages

    • At previous flight test, system was runtime erroring and thus was not flown

  • STATUS: Solutions to False Detections

  • STATUS: Geolocation of Beacons

  • STATUS: Pathing

• STATUS: EFS Tuning Airframe

  • Officially done the tuning cycle

  • Analyzed flight logs, step response and vibe are reduced and within “very good” thresholds according to Ardupilot docs

  • Will start process on Pegasus at the next flight test!

  • Thoughts on transitioning the airframe to a pilot training frame once pilot training program is started up?

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