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2025-1-19 Autonomy Flight test

2025-1-19 Autonomy Flight test

Owned by Yuchen Lin
Last updated: 2025-01-20 by Brayden Zheng
2 min read

Admin Preparation

Requested By

@Yuchen Lin @Evan Janakievski @Maxwell Lou

Goal Summary

test autonomy system, the cluster estimation

Status?

DRAFT / SUBMITTED / WAITING FOR SUB-TEAM REVIEW / APPROVED

Desired Airframe

Houston

Date(s)

19th Jan 2025

Test plan

Flight Card 1

Cluster estimation test

Pilot: @Yuchen Lin

GSO: @Yuchen Lin

What is being tested?

  •  Autonomy cluster estimation accuracy

Hardware to be installed, items to bring, batteries, etc (change status to success when installed or plan for installing at flight test is done)

  • Houston Drone

  • 4 3s batteries

  • CV camera

  • Landing pad

  • Measuring tape

CLUSTER ESTIMATION TEST PROCEDURE (HOUSTON)

Procedure

Goals / Objectives

Knockoff criteria

  1. Setup

Get the script to run (either manually or auto start on bootup)

Script is not running

  1. Place and measure landing pad distance from drone power-on location

Know true value of the landing pad location and home location. Use phone GPS to determine landing pad locations as a backup.

 

  1. Hover above the landing pad and fly a few passes at 5, 10, 20m altitude

 

 

 

Necessary Preparation

Necessary items:

  • CV Camera on Houston

  • 4 3S batteries

  • 2 landing pads

  • measuring tape

Flight characteristics needed:

  • Flight speed

  • GPS

Comms / Support needed:

  • Autonomous/repeatable missions

Mandatory Attendees

Name

Phone #

Sub-team

Role

Name

Phone #

Sub-team

Role

Yuchen Lin

6474256385

Flight Test

  • coordination

Flightline Team

Name

Phone #

Role

Reason

Name

Phone #

Role

Reason

@Yuchen Lin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-Flight Checklists

  • Software configuration correct

  • UAV ground testing

  • ground acceptance review system under test

  • Mission plan clear

  • flightline roles assigned

  • Communication hierarchy established

  • Incident procedures & roles in-place & briefed to all flightline team members

  • Timeline for day-of clear

  • Battery charging plan, equipment management plan clear.

  • Transportation clear

  • Batteries in safety bag

  • Equipment

    • Zip tie

    • duck tape

    • label maker

    • Type c cable

    • ELRS Gemini

    • charged WARG laptop

    • controller box

      • two controller

      • battery tester

  • Debrief

  • clean / store equipment if necessary

Flight Test Timeline

Date/Time

Action

Notes

Date/Time

Action

Notes

10:00 am

Briefing

 

10:10am

leaving bay

 

10:30am

reach CIF

 

 

Flight #1

 

 

Flight #2

 

 

Aborted Flight

 

 

RPI monitor debug

 

 

Telem debug

 

11:15am

Leaving Cif

 

11:40

Debrief

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEBRIEF

Flight test debrief report

Cold

  • Houston flies well

  • Have two flight

    • collect data at 15m - data folder “2025-01-19_10-22-01”

    • collect data at 20m - data folder “2025-01-19_10-29-00”

    • [aborted] 50m data collection (lost link + bad battery 10.7)

  • Two issue need RCA

    • ELRS not working

      • device connected can view link status

      • Ranger show rssi 0

      • lost link during the last 50 meter data collection

      • Had to connect to telemetry

    • RPI monitor does not work @Tong Zhang for more information