2023-11-04 Flight Tests

Introduction

  • Pegasus Sensor Testing Flight

    • Test rangefinder and optical flow sensor on monster mount are functional

    • a step toward all hardware end to end Pegasus test

  • Pegasus ESC Telemetry and High Frequency Logging

    • Test ESC Telemetry

    • Log high frequency flight logs for FFT and notch filtering

    • This should put us on track for a fair comparison of four vs six batteries for an upcoming flight test

  • Houston Autonomy Camera Payload Flight

    • Fly camera over landing pad to gather more data for CV

    • required for model training progression

Flight Test was requested on Oct 31st as a part of AEAC runup plan by @Daniel Puratich .

Resources

List contains all possible human resources available for flight test support! Please add yourself to this if you want to go to the flight test and follow the format!

  • @Daniel Puratich

    • Role (what you will do at the flight test):

      • Flight Test Lead

      • Flight Test Director

      • Safety

      • Documentation Director

      • Electrical

    • Justification (why you’re qualified)

      • TC Basic

      • US HAM

      • Exec Director

      • Flight test Requestor

    • Availability (times on this date you can be at flight test)

      • All day

      • here 8am

  • @Georgia Vachon Westerlund

    • Role

      • Photography

      • Ops support

      • Mech support

    • Justification

      • Ops Lead

      • Mech Member

    • Availability

      • All day

  • @Emma Chan

    • Role

      • Ops support

      • Photography!!

    • Justification

      • Ops Member

      • EFS Member

    • Availability

      • All day

  • @Yuchen Lin

    • Role

      • flight test support

    • Justification

      • EFS member

    • Availability

      • all day

  • @Nathan Green

    • Role

      • Pilot

      • SDC Driver

      • Mechanical

      • Systems integration

    • Justification

      • Basic certificate

      • Mech lead

    • Availability

      • not filled out …

  • @Hardy Yu

    • Role

      • Flight Test Coordinator

    • Availability

      • All day

      • here 9:45am

  • @Mihir Gupta

    • Role

      • Autonomy Representative

    • Justification

      • Autonomy Lead

    • Availability

      • not filled out …

      • here 9am

  • Jacky

    • Autonomy

    • Please fill this out as others have above!

  • @Neel Patel

    • did not fill out in advance …

  • SDC Rav4

    • Booked by @Daniel Puratich 11/2/2023 for @Nathan Green to drive

  • SDC Dodge Caravan

    • unavailable, booked by Teertstra

  • @Georgia Vachon Westerlund

    • has a vehicle but would prefer not to use it

  • @Neel Patel

    • minivan, 6 people total

Logistic

Procedure

 

Debrief