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Instructions
Welcome to the Waterloo Aerial Robotics Group! Please get started by joining our Discord server at our website's join page if you have not already. Our website has some good info to get you started!
To verify that you are a UW student, please type:
/verifyor$verifyin the #verification channel.For more information, including manual verification, please see https://uwarg-docs.atlassian.net/l/cp/fvFg74UH . Being verified will let you see the rest of the channels.
Please do not use the #discord-server-feedback channel for verification bot commands!
Change your Discord server nickname to [Firstname Lastname].
Preferably uppercase the first letter and lower case the rest of your name as you would with any proper noun!
Add your respective subteam role first!
In #role-signup, grab the subteam bootcamper role(s) you're interested in!
Send a message in #introductions! There's a pinned message you can follow as a template.
Send a message in the subteam’s bootcamp channel so that the subteam leads know that you are going to start the bootcamp.
Go over to https://uwarg-docs.atlassian.net/l/cp/XXyg3PdY to get started on a subteam bootcamp! Scroll down to find the bootcamp channel in the subteam categories.
Check out the links in #information and feel free to attend meetings. The meeting schedule is available on the Google Calendar and in the Events section of the Discord server. You are absolutely welcome to attend subteam meetings and/or work sessions even before you’ve completed your bootcamp.
After completing the bootcamp, follow these instructions to get up to speed: https://uwarg-docs.atlassian.net/l/cp/N8Kd6UPC
Subteam leads will provide further direction specific to the subteam. and please direction questions their way!
Here's to putting something great in the sky! 🍻
Subteam Descriptions
Mechanical
The Mechanical subteam works on the design, construction, and testing of remotely piloted aircraft. Team members gain exposure to the design process and make justifiable mechanical design decisions based on project limitations and requirements.
Operations
Operations help with sponsorship outreach, marketing campaigns and produce graphic designs. Team members can gain both administrative and managerial experience as the designated support division for our technical subteams, ensure the remainder of the team have access to sufficient resources to meet their project deliverables and succeed.
Electrical
The Electrical subteam designs custom aircraft and flight circuitry, including flight controllers, motor controllers, voltage regulators, and more. Learn the ins and outs of schematic and PCB design, manufacturing, and hardware testing/validation.
Embedded Flight Software
Embedded Flight Software (EFS) develops custom flight software supporting sensor interfacing, controls, and autonomy. This includes writing state machines for path management and telemetry, writing sensor drivers, and implementing control algorithms such as PID loops.
Autonomy
Autonomy writes software for our UAV to deal in its environment on its own and work for extended periods of time without the pilot's intervention. The Autonomy team trains YOLO models to run real-time object detection on the ground, write software for optimizing path routes for the UAV to follow, and develop our custom Ground Station software that interacts with our aircraft in the air.
Resources
Check out some resources in Discord:
📖 For common information see #information.
❓ For any general questions please use #bootcamp-general.
❓ For subteam specific questions please see the specific subteam bootcamp channel.
Feel free to ping subteam leads and directors with questions as you onboard and give plenty of feedback to the process. We’re always looking to improve!
Further Readings
Bootcamp Introduction: https://uwarg-docs.atlassian.net/l/cp/XXyg3PdY
Discord New User Flow: New User Join Experience