List of session objectives. Define as much as physically possible. Do not end the session 🫵 until the results column is FULL
Remember this is mech focused. Anything that involves other subteams should be clarified by pinging them if necessary, but don’t get stuck on it
SESSION OBJECTIVES | Guide | Result |
|---|---|---|
Frame shape | Rectangular carbon fibre frame is popular (twin boom model). provides stability to quad frame Single fuselage easier to handle centre of gravity calculations | |
Cabin layout | 6 barbies. Pick dimensions, figure out loading mechanism and way to secure them in seats | |
Airfoil shape | Will require some research. Actually do some of the research here (just pick one from a website probably) | |
Materials/mass for each part of plane | Carbon fibre. what portion of the plane will be carbon fibre? And how feasible is it to manufacture this in 6 weeks? (or should we go for entirely foam wings etc) | |
Locations of motors | Just put numbers to the dimensions, like how far forward the motors should be. DON’T assign this for research later, do research now and take the best guess (think about general prop size) Also consider push motor location | |
Scale of plane | Wingspan, nose-to-tail dimensions. Remember more wingspan adds more weight. Ideally between 2-3 meters. | |
Landing gear | VTOL, so relatively basic landing gear. how it attaches/ where it attaches | |
Control surfaces | Decide which ones we need. Rough estimates of sizes of each (websites will estimate this fast for us) | |
INTRO to mass budget | (will not have finalized. but crunch some densities or whatever and find a number for an empty frame) |
CAD and assigning tasks - project manager for MAIN CAD ASSEMBLY is Conall Kingshott. This means if there are new parts to push to the assembly, he’s the go-to person to help with this, and he manages how the parts integrate w/ each other
CAD
FOLLOW THE NAMING SCHEME 🙏 CAD Guidelines
Come to the CAD sessions this week! Every evening from monday-wednesday from 7-9:30pm
!! drop in so come when you can, leave when you need to, Megan Spee will be running them in-person @ bay and Matthew Visser running joint ones online simultaneously in #mech VC
This week, besides CAD
Motor, battery, prop calculations coming up
CoG calculations etc coming up
Ground tower architecture coming up
ADMIN things
check on bootcampers progress. assess need for help sessions. make them sign up on the team roster
Gantt chart. find someone who knows how to do that