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Attendance

Flight Test

Embedded Flight Software

Others:

Announcements / Admin

  • Got back from Laura on flight test dates

  • Working on pilot bring-up! First pilot and GSO onboarding session Wednesday by Anthony Luo , working on running through a “flight test” mock lead by Hardy Yu this weekend.

  • Architecture document updates 2024 System Architecture

Action Items (we do these right now)

Updates / Blockers / Finished items

Airframe
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titleON TRACK

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titleStructure
  • Endcaps printed for landing gear.

  • Need to wait for cabin design before changing landing gear designs

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titleIntegration
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titleConops changes
  • Lettuce meet

Payload
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titleNOT STARTED

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titleCabin
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titleAvionics & Battery shrouds
  • Battery shrouds

    • Bent CF w/3d printed clips that will clip onto cheese pattern

Aerodynamics
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titlenot started

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  • Battery shroud?

    • currently rolling with just horizontal, someone could do analysis if we wanted to take it further

Sensors
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titleWAITING DESIGN REVIEW

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titlePosition Sensors
  • Documents in progress.

  • Conops & Cabin dependent

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titleQOL Sensors
  • TBD.

Harnessing
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titleDelayed

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titleRev 1.0
  • Need a list of what we’re going to fly (or going to test fly)

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Gemini
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titledelayed

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titlePCB
  • underwent review with the ELRS discord.

    • document on confluence

  • Ready to order, components are here.

  • Altium

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titleSoftware
  • Need to ensure correct baud rate across the system.

  • Anni to document the data flow

    • TX16 internal → EP1 rx → gemini tx → gemini rx → FC

Antenna Tracker

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titleMechanical Hardware
  • Vertical Extension on track w/clear direction.

    • Running CIM motor & cheap hardware.

    • 10A running up the motor 😄 (or lock it out)

  • Rotation having issues.

    • Working on adapting / interfacing the servos.

    • Arjun in Confluence

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titleElectrical Hardware
  • Have the prototype board soldered

    • this has been done for a while now

    • power is on another board

    • connectors is on prototype shield

  • PCB taking some time. Trying to do it speedy but

    • I’m (Nolan) able to work on this more now so progress should be moving now

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titleSoftware
  • issue regarding bmx160; need to test on the algorithm.

    Mag not working

    Integrating all components together

  • First test will be in e7 parking lot or maybe ardupilot simulator

Auto-landing
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titleAwaiting conops

  • Mostly waiting for Conops to determine how many points we obtain for auto-landing. ( ← we have conops as of today yayaay)

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titleObject Detection
  • Tasks not assigned. Was waiting for conops. Starting planning process.

    • Clarify with AEAC: Landing pad specifics (same as last competition? Same/different colour?)

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titleDecision Module
  • No progress on implementing decision module - should be simplified from conops brief readthrough.

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titleMAVLink/Dronekit/UART communication
  • Assigned a task out to incorporate more functionality

  • Got response from manufacturer and will follow up about broken uart port.

  • Working on getting cables that connect to usb port, hoping that will work with pixhawk.

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titleQR Code -> auto mission

await conops ( ← we have conops as of today yayaay)

  • Task #1 is fly laps. Get waypoints in advance and fly laps (as many times as you can)

  • Task #2 did not specify whether or not you got a QR code….. You will receive a waypoint/approach vectors for the waypoint, and once you reach the waypoint you will have to land

    • Needs to be clarified with AEAC

Testing goals for near future

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titleIndividual component checks

After the drone primitive schematic and layout as been designed and manufactured we should be checking individual components with benchtop power supply

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titleROBOHUB GROUND TESTS

Daniel Puratich Coordinating for robohub stuff

  • NOT on track for spinup this weekend (blocked by fire training)

  • Electrical stuff still in planning stage before a system power on.

  • Individual electrical system checks?

    • 2 or 3 people looking over solder

    • Test polarity / continuity

    • Bench power indiv items

    • bench power network

    • -->> spinup

  • Robohub training being grinded through

    • Fire training is an onsite-only thing. needs to be scheduled - list will be compiled

  • Targeting spinup/runup Sat Sep 30 Sun Oct 1.

    • Looking for pulse test in the robohub

    • Lines us up for Hover Test Oct 7th pretty good

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titleHouston run-through
  • Happening this weekend with Hardy Yu as flight director

    • Goal for this weekend is to setup houston (ready for autonomy tests in the future)

    • Find new pilots / ground station operators & flight test procedures

      • Tomorrow there is flight school meeting