Flight Test Schedule

For questions or to request a specific test contact @Gordon Fountain (Deactivated) or @Anthony Bertnyk, the firmware Flight Test Coordinators.

Planned Test Date(s)

Test Name

Drone

Test Criteria

Involved Subteam(s)

Planned Test Date(s)

Test Name

Drone

Test Criteria

Involved Subteam(s)

 

Motor Spin Test (prep for CV tests)

Smaller Frame

All motors spin

Firmware, CV

 

CV Flight Testing

Smaller Frame

GoPro Footage Captured
Humans in frame
Drone at reasonable height/camera angle

CV, Firmware

Goal: July 11th

Hop Test (pixhawk)

Phoenix

All motors spin
Phoenix Leaves the ground
Phoenix safely lands

Firmware, Mechanical, Electrical.

July 11th if Hop test passed.

Hover (pixhawk)

Phoenix

Takeoff
Attempt hover
(measure drift severity)
Land

Firmware, Mechanical Electrical

 

Battery Duration Mapping (pixhawk)

Phoenix/Vanny

Progressively Longer Flights
Measure Battery Voltage after each flight
Plot data points after flights

Electrical, Firmware

 

Frame Test (pixhawk)

Phoenix

Mechanical, Firmware

 

Hop Test (Nucleo)

Phoenix

Firmware, Mechanical, Electrical.

 

Hover (Nucleo)

Phoenix

Firmware, Mechanical Electrical

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