Introduction
Attendance
Preface
Meeting is intended for leadership team to align on the path forward toward competition and beyond.
All are welcome to attend this meeting to give opinions and listen in!
This is the first meeting on W25 and it’s outcomes will be used to drive timelines for all subteams for all programmes for the coming term.
Director an lead syncs occur after this and will focus on how individual subteams fit into this picture.
Competition Logistics
Comp Roster Selection
Members will be asked to fill out the following form: WARG Competition Participant Interest Form
Please review and let us know if there are any concerns
Form will be announced in next week’s Weekly Bulletin
Will remain open until 23:59 EST on January 31st
Roster selection discussion will begin during the following Leads meeting
Further details will be discussed next week 2025-01-14 Comp Logistics Sync
Any comments or concerns here?
Comp Logistics Sync
Happening during Leads meeting slot next week → Tuesday, Jan 14 @ 9pm EST
Will discuss the roster selection in more detail
Will discuss comp logistic timelines for this term
All are encouraged to attend!
AEAC Phase 1
Design paper is due January 15 @ 5 PM EST
Aiming to have a first draft completed by this Friday
Looking for support from people on autonomy to write the mapping sections
Please let me know if you’d like to help out!
AEAC Phase 2
Task 1: Approach
Thoughts on using a secondary airframe, something Houston sized (smaller than peggy), for Task 1?
Multiple airframes is allowed for comp
Derisks Task 1 by using a cheaper airframe for testing and at competition
Allows us to remove autonomy system from Pegasus
Bringing up a CF airframe, 7” or 10” prop range, could allow us to learn how to tune as well
Houston’s current plastic airframe is very vibey and makes tuning difficult.
Autonomy System Flight Testing Schedule
Definition of minimum viable system should be aligned upon
Task 2: Pegasus Payload Redesign
December 14th FT revealed some challenges with the current system.
Scoop solution has been ruled out due to leaking issues?
What is path forward toward mechanical solution
Pegasus 2 tuning plan.
Eclipse Fixed Wing Timeline
Pilot training foam plane timelines
Mechanical simulation: is it overweight?
VTOL Plan
If this is something we are going to be doing then it will need more attention following the eclipse program. Else we will need to focus on maintaining a quadcopter platform into 2026 competition?
Current director’s will all be stepping down post comp so our efforts toward managing VTOL will be minimal, either the next generation should step up into this program or we should align on not driving it.