Mech - Lessons from comp 2022

Testing

3D printed parts, landing gear, gimbal, grabber

Regular Flight testing (2 weeks or weekly). Also, mechanical only testing such as drop tests

Iterating

Some parts of the drone weren’t redesigned until it was too late

Design cycle needs to be completed and then restarted in order to iterate

Aluminum

a nono

carbon fiber and order it in advance

dome for electronics

no harnessing so wasn’t really top of mind

plan for electronics placement (generally), so that we can design the dome

Vibration

Design didn’t account for vibration until right before comp and locktite was our only solution

Yes use locktite where necessary, but design around vibration, including learning more about it