2024-??-?? Flight Test

Owned by Aaron Wang
Last updated: 2024-02-25
2 min read

Remember to update the name of your flight test to be <UNDATED> Team [Drone]: Testpoint

EG, a full flight test request would have the name <UNDATED> EFS [Houston]: Data Collection

Sections for requesting team to fill out:

  • Admin preparation

  • Test Cards / Test Plan

  • Mandatory Attendees

Sections for flight test coordinator to fill out:

  • Flightline team

  • Location

  • Status

  • Drone

Admin Preparation

Requested By

@Aaron Wang

Sub-Team Review

(To be checked once reviewed by sub-team representative)

Mechanical
Electrical
EFS
Autonomy
Operations

Date of Request

Feb 14, 2024

Goal Summary

  • Test autonomy task 2 pathing with LTE

  • Landing pad image collection

Status?

Draft

Desired Airframe

Houston / Pegasus / Tubie

Desired Date(s)

Approx Date range for help out with FTC Scheduling

Testplan - to be filled out by requesting team

Test #1: Test autonomy pathing task 2 code

Procedure

Goals / Objectives

Knockoff criteria

  1. run pathing repository and LTE communication

Setup and instructions at

 

  1. Run path_2024 with the task 2 waypoints csv

ensure waypoints are correctly loaded into mission planner and communicated to drone

 

 

Test #2: Landing pad (TODO)

Procedure

Goals / Objectives

Knockoff criteria

  1. Hover altitude <x>

  • Obtain images of <x>

  • Verify colour calibration

  • < anything else you’re evaluating >

< list of reasons why you would want to stop the test >

  1. Translation motion:

Move N->E @ 45m/s groundspeed with landing pad in center 5% of frame

  • blablabla

< etc >

Necessary Preparation

Necessary items:

  •  

Flight characteristics needed:

  •  

Comms / Support needed:

  •  

Mandatory Attendees

Name

Phone #

Sub-team

Role

Name

Phone #

Sub-team

Role

 

 

 

 

Flightline Team

Name

Phone #

Role

Reason

Name

Phone #

Role

Reason

 

 

 

 

Pre-Flight Preparation

Checklists

Incident Procedures

Flight Test Timeline

Date/Time

Action

Notes

Date/Time

Action

Notes

0X00

Briefing @ WARG Bay

 

0X00

Arrival at Flight Test Location

 

0X00

Flight Test Card #1…… (eg: Capturing data, tuning, etc)

 

 

Flight Test Card #2

 

 

Flight Test Card #…….N

 

0X00

Debrief

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEBRIEF