Electrical 2023-2024 Goals & Milestones

Task : Template Task

end goal

Priorities

integration painers

Milestones / Check-INs

Power Module : 6-12S Power Module Replacement

end goal

• Power Module capable of accepting 6-12S and providing 5v & info to the Pix > 5A continuous

Priorities

• Able to power high current loads under test circumstances

• Able to accurately measure current into drone and communicate this data to relevant MCU

July 9th:

• Component Review

• Footprints

• Schematic

integration painers

• Lightweight housing?

July 9th:

• Deadlines & Pace difficult to estimate.

• Difficulty starting (don’t know how to start / do the first step).

Milestones / Check-INs

• 2 mo: Project definition, component selection complete

• 4 mo: Schematic

• 8 mo: demo power module working?

12S Servo module: 12S Servo Board Completed

end goal

• Finished 12S servo module PCBA able to power and control servos, with independent voltage rails.

Priorities

• Finish PCB schematic, layout and routing

• Order board and have assembled before end of term

• Test board overcurrent protection feature (make sure failure of one servo does not cause failure of other servos)

integration painers

• Testing needs to be done in person with servos

July 9:

• Need to teach/let others understand how long things will take.

Milestones / Check-INs

• Current state → Component selection complete and schematic is good progress

• 1 month → Layout finished

• 2 months → Board ordered

• 4 months → Board assembled and tested with servos

• Current state → Component selection complete && schematic in good progress

• EOT S23 → Board ordered?

• Fall term → assembled & tested?

VectorNav:

end goal

• Have vectornav harnessed to Serial Port on Ardupilot & EAHRS working on ardupilot.

Priorities

• Vectornav Harness

integration painers

• Need Ardupilot Support.

• Needs testing

Milestones / Check-INs

• 1 month → harnessing solution in place

• 2 months → harnessed w/ability to repair / make more harnesses.

ELRS Gemini: Custom PCBA for dual 2.4GHz control

end goal

• Diversity 2W ELRS Gemini capable TX. JR Module capable?

  • 2.4 + 2.4

Priorities

• Find ELRS PCB Designs & IC’s

• Improve design if necessary

• Source boards / IC’s / etc.

July 9:

• Using JYE’s design

• More power stuff + protection + connectors

integration painers

• Needs Integration w/Ardupilot, etc.

• Mech design for JR Module?

July 9:

• hardest part is understanding the ELRS part && how it connects to TX16/flashed

  • + Parts on design

  • largely going off design that is known working. Only touching stuff that will integrate with how we use it

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Milestones / Check-INs

• 1 month: Plan in place, research completed

• EOT : big project .placed on JLCPCB. First test revision for gemini to be used in-house and soldered & working

• November: Big ELRS Gemini board in place & working.

Tracking Antenna: Electrical & Wiring

end goal

• Have clear idea on how to power & wire (up to 2) tracking antenna (incl. boards power sources etc.)

  • This is a schematic, layout, and BOM for the project

  • Make PCBA nucleo shield per tracking antenna

Priorities

• power delivery 2 critical electronics

• maintaining SI for wiring

integration painers

• needs tracking antenna

• Heavy integration w/Mech needed for actual tracking antenna layout.

Milestones / Check-INs

• 1 month - Problem scope and definition - meet with Mechanical team

• 2 months - Power architecture and control architecture decided

• November - Tracking Antenna architecture assembled and tested

• December - Integrated with mechanical

LED Driver Board: Board Designed and Tested

end goal

• Finished PCBA that can enable all lights for a drone with a single GPIO with clean connection interface

Priorities

• connection interface needs to be easy to attach, elegant and durable to easily attach lights to the competition drone

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integration painers

• Board shape will be better optimized when the airframe is decided

July 9th:

• confluence not being updated…no updates

Milestones / Check-INs

• 1 month → Component selection and starting schematic

• 2 months → Schematic complete and starting PCB layout

• 3 months → Layout complete, beginning routing

• 4 months → Routing finished and board ordered

• 5 months → Board assembled and tested with LED strip

July 9th:

• Done November-ish. Electrical theory is simple and reasonable.

ZP3 Support Integration with EFS & Autonomy:

end goal

Priorities

integration painers

Milestones / Check-INs

Milestones

Spring 2023

Fall 2023

Winter 2024