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2025-2-2 Autonomy + Form Plane Flight test

2025-2-2 Autonomy + Form Plane Flight test

Owned by Maxwell Lou
Last updated: 2025-01-29 by Manasva Katyal
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Admin Preparation

Requested By

@Yuchen Lin @Evan Janakievski @Maxwell Lou @Manasva Katyal

Goal Summary

test autonomy system, the detect target for IR beacons
perform first flight of foam plane for fixed wing pilot training

Status?

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

Desired Airframe

Houston & Foam Plane

Date(s)

Feb 2nd, 2025

Test plan

Flight Card 1

Detect target IR test

Pilot: @Yuchen Lin

GSO: @Yuchen Lin

What is being tested?

  •  Detect target IR validation test and accuracy test

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

  • 6x 3s batteries

  • IR camera (picamera) with IR bandpass filter

  • 2x IR Beacon

  • 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 distance from drone power-on location to IR beacons

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

 

  1. Hover above the IR beacons and fly a few passes at 5, 10, 15m altitude. (we are not doing 20m or above, the accuracy seems too low from previous flight tests)

 

 

 Flight Card 2

 

Necessary Preparation

Necessary items:

  • Houston Drone

  • Foam Plane

  • 8x 3s batteries

  • IR camera (picamera) with IR bandpass filter

  • 2x IR Beacon

  • 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

Manasva Katyal

2896985018

Flight Test

  • foam plane card coordination & piloting

Flightline Team

Name

Phone #

Role

Reason

Name

Phone #

Role

Reason

@Yuchen Lin

 

 

 

@Manasva Katyal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEBRIEF

Flight test debrief report