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Design and manufacture a mounting solution for our flight controller on the Houston airframe.
Current Pixhawk mounting:
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Right now it’s just mounted with a yellow tack
Mount on these holes:
Constraints
Constraints | Written By | Append Date |
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Mounts to pre-existing holes | 2024-06-04 | |
Light weight | 2024-06-04 | |
Must have enough space to mount the 360 lidar as well
| 2024 - 06 - 26 |
Relevant Contacts
Subteam | Contact | Contact Description |
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Flight test coordinator |
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Assignees
Assignee | Asana Task | Date |
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@ assigneeBen Lovegrove | link to asana task assigned | Date assigned |
Task Progression/Updates
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Benjamin Lovegrove Date: 2024/06/24
Initial Design
Mount is designed to go in the diagonal slots in the frame on either side of the Pixhawk.
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Bolt the Pixhawk by putting the bottom below the frame and top above and bolting with M3 bolts.
The top piece goes over the Pixhawk the short way in two spots, one above and below.
Author: @ Benjamin Lovegrove Date: 2024/06/27
2nd Initial Design
I realized that my initial design both covered ports and didn’t utilize the M2 bolts. It also interfered with the LIDAR.
For the new design space is now left so that the lights on either side of the Pixhawk remain visible and utilizes two mounting holes to secure the Pixhawk.
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The mount then covers then goes over the middle of the Pixhawk and is secured with the M2 bolts.
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