W25 Leadership Plans
Alison maybe steps down if going back to Cali, maybe not
Difficult since all Leads and PMs are on the same stream
Alison tentatively staying on until the end of term
Smile to stay one for another two terms
Evan is a good choice for future lead-> need to discuss with him to determine his interest
Fixed Wing
Timeline thoughts
Start manufacturing halfway thru the term.- Smile
Push pple to work faster, set realistic deadlines for projects. Check up on people more. - Smile
what’s needed from other subteams?
Patience. I think all avionics are finalized, so not much else needed. - Smile
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What’s needed to finish it?
Attaching the landing gear to the x-frame → done
Pixhawk mount ready, need to 3D print stand-offs → done
Can we use those gummies here
print all electronic cases, ensure we have all bolts and nuts needed to mount PCBs
Weatherproofing needs to be manufactured. Thermoformed solution can be as heavy as 400g. Another option is to make a dome out of frame, maybe balsa wood or LW PLA and wrap the frame w plastic. I feel like we have to be realistic here and be willing to add minimum 300g.
Yea the extra weight is worth it for weatherproofing - Daniel
Houston
There might not be any bandwidth for this with Peggy 2 + Fixed Wing
Tracking Ant
ready Ready to FT?
TechnicallyMechanically, yes. However, mech would like to do a design review to identify and fix some design problems.
Proper supports to maintain the antenna’s pitch level
Baseplate not very steady. The normal vector of the top face of the plate can deviate from the yaw axis.
Look into servos that have an absolute position (continuous rotation with absolute position -Nathan)
Thoughts on taller towers and new antennas
Not right now, get the existing one working
Work Sessions
Wanna go hard on the work sessions esp. on manufacturing side. Smile kinda slacked off during the summer because no manufacturing needed to b done and people can just work on CAD from home. People aren’t as involved when there aren’t work sessions. I can take the responsibility of running these sessions Saturday mornings - Smile
Office-hours style of drop-in help → for bootcamp or design questions
It’ll be easier with both of you onsite. -Daniel
Culture around nitpicks
Conversations happen every week → things are not listened to and don’t end up working
Leads Questions
Other sub-teams are not communicating about things that need to be added/changed ahead of flight tests.
Maybe changes are required for to the flight test docs → asking what is required from each subteam?