AEAC 2024 Season Mechanical Decisions Documentation

Purpose

This documentation is intended to give others more clarity on what Mechanical is working on and why our decisions were made. It will also allow us to keep track of project progress and updates.

How To Use

For Mech Leads/PMs:

Mechanical Leads and Project Managers will create subpages for any new components of their project and link them in the Components section of the table. The subpages should have all sections filled out before the task is assigned.

For Mech Members:

Assignees should update in a journal entry style format when any decisions/changes are made. For small changes, only a few sentences are necessary, for larger decisions/changes there should be a documented reason/thought process included in the entry. Entries are also to be added when “white-board conversations” happen or constraints are changed. For changing constraints, the person changing the constraint should write the entry. Add any relevant images and links as you go.

Big Projects

2024 Competition Drone

Project	Project Manager	Components
Pegasus 2.0	W24: Alison Thompson	Landing Gear Upgrades Center Assembly Lightening Waterproofing
Cabin	W24: Evan Janakievski Sohee Yoon F23: Alison Thompson	Skeleton Aero-Panel Mounting Aero-Panels Seats Cargo Compartment Door(s) Windows Interior Layout
Pegasus 1.0	W24: Alison Thompson F23: Conall Kingshott	Clamping Leg Blocks Prop Clamps Battery Shrouds
Electronics Mounts	F23, W24: Nathan Green	FPV Camera Front VTX Flywoo VTX Jetson Antenna Mount LTE Hat Assembly Mount Monster Mount Singularity 1280 V2
Aerodynamic Optimization	F23, W24: Smile Khatri	Simulate airflow with respect to sensor stack Simulate aero-panels/shrouds to optimize aero performance
Pegasus Jig	W24: Evan Janakievski F23:Conall Kingshott	Pegasus Jig

Antenna Tracker

Project	Component Owner	Components
Pitch Axis	F23, W24: Arjun Mandair	Antennae Mounting Servo, Gear Mechanism, & Bearings
Yaw Axis	F23, W24: Arjun Mandair	Yaw Axis Servo, Gearbox and Mechanism Aluminum Yaw Servo Mount Yaw Axis Aluminum Servo Mount Two
Height Adjustment	W24: Alison Thompson F23: Conall Kingshott	Height Adjustment Mechanism CAD
Upper Stage	F23, W24: Arjun Mandair	Upper Stage Manufacturing
Electronics Cases	F23, W24: Arjun Mandair	Nucleo L5 Mount 6S Battery Mount 5V Buck Converter Mount XBEE Mount Box for Small Electrical Components Dual FPV Camera Mount
Simulations / Calculations	F23, W24: Arjun Mandair	Pitch Torque Servo Calculations / Simulations
RC Tower	F23, W24: Arjun Mandair	Gemini Mount
Video Tower	F23, W24: Arjun Mandair	RMRC 1.3 GHz Video Receiver Mount AKK TS832 & Static Tower Mounts
Drawings and DXFs	F23, W24: Arjun Mandair	Baseplate Drawings and DXFs Standoff L-Bracket Drawings and DXFs Battery Mount Drawings and DXFs Servo Mount Sheet Metal Drawings and DXFs

Thrust Testing Rig

Project

Component Owner

Components

Thrust Testing Rig

W24: Smile Khatri

F23: Conall Kingshott

Thrust Testing Rig

Houston

Project

Component Owner

Components

Landing Gear

W24: Smile Khatri

F23:Conall Kingshott

Landing Gear

Electronics Mounts

F23, W24: Alison Thompson

FEA/Sims

Project	Component Owner	Components
Workshop 1 CFD	Megan Spee	Workshop 1 CFD
Workshop 2 FEA/Vibe	Megan Spee	Workshop 2 FEA/Vibe
Simulations		Analyze part on Pegasus Analyze cabin on Pegasus Impact Analysis Point landing gear analysis https://uwarg-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/x/F4Bgkg

Miscellaneous

Project	Component Owner	Components
ZP3 Case		ZP3 Case