2023-01-12 Meeting Notes

Introductions

New Co Op!

@Conall Kingshott

Welcome @Andrew Wright !

Competition Frame updates
Show off CAD

@Conall Kingshott

• H-Frame complete

• Wings complete

• Cabin in progress (@Emma-Lee Keeping )

Landing Gear

@Conall Kingshott

Assigned to @Alison, CAD being worked on

Deadlines

Jan 28th for most?

Body cylinder

@Emma-Lee Keeping

Jan 28

Cabin-frame mounting

@Emma-Lee Keeping

@Conall Kingshott

Jan 28

Foam nosecone & tailcone

@Emma-Lee Keeping

Jan 28

Avionics bay

@Emma-Lee Keeping

Jan 28

ZP3 Case

@Andrew Wright

@Ethan Abraham @Nathan Green

communicate w/ elec for this.

• heat, ventilation capabilities

• sizing, standoffs

• ports and clearance

Feb 16

IMACS communication tower

@Andrew Wright

@Nathan Green

@ Alison

@Ryan Chan

@Megan Spee
@Nathan Green

1 tower is in progress (1.3 GHz) - rotation, needs sensors and different rotation solution

2nd tower - rotation, larger antenna, need to source more parts (gears and mounting)

Mid March?

Thrust testing rig

@Andrew Wright

@Conall Kingshott , @Megan Spee

@Joshua Perry insight for thrust testing rig setup

Not Urgent

Cabin interior

@Vishal Jayakumar

@Conall Kingshott @Joshua Perry

Seats & Seatbelts

• seatbelt material, look at alternatives to theraband

• sturdier seat mounting points

• different seatbelt shapes, rollercoaster setup

Staircase

• lightweight PLA

Mar 6

Rudder papering

@Andrew Wright

@Megan Spee @Conall Kingshott

Jan 28

Control surfaces

@Simone Behl

Cadding

• @Nathan Green

• @Simone Behl

@Megan Spee

@Nathan Green

@Ryan Chan

• involves reinforcing the current foam ones (very weak right now)

• trial+error for alternatives and solutions for this

materials

• fibreglassed

• 3D printed how long

• plastic

Jan 28

relatively urgent

Servo mounting

@Nathan Green

@Megan Spee @Nathan Green

Jan 28

Rear motor mount manufacturing (3D printing & water jet)

Modify Front motor mount accordingly

@Simone Behl@Ryan Chan

@Conall Kingshott

• current solution is acceptable

• top-down C design

• 3D printed

• U on the bottom, possible better strength

Jan 15 night

PID Tuning (Kill?)

Kill