2023-11-29 Mechanical Meeting

Frame

@Conall Kingshott

• We need to order more carbon fiber cloth, has anyone done this before and know what to look for? - Alison

Battery Shrouds

@Andy Zhang

• CA glue is ordered, hopefully this is getting finished off this weekend?

Cabin

@Alison Thompson

Layups for cabin done on Sunday!

Open

Open

Sent an email to Graeme about getting them cut on the router, awaiting a reply.

Next steps will be assembly once panels are cut and tubes come in!

Can someone onsite check the thickness of the panels so they can be adjusted in CAD?

Other updates?

• @Evan Janakievski Skeleton - None today

• @Sohee Yoon Aero-Panel Mounting

• @Georgia Westerlund Aero-Panels

• @Jason Li Seats

• @Wallace Lee Cargo Compartment - Separate the box into 4 now.

• @Evan Janakievski Interior Layout - None today

• @Sohee Yoon Windows

  • Added some design ideas, specifically the layout of the windows. Kind of depends on the cabin door design and interior layout (e.g., placement of seats)

• @Divit Gawri Cargo Bay and Passenger Cabin Door(s)

Antenna Tracker

@Arjun Mandair

Current State

• Going to build two Antenna Trackers, one for RC, and one for Video

• Need to mount RC and Video components: Tracking Antenna Status & Mechanical/Electrical Components

Notes

• New Asana tasks are added

• Mechanical decisions document updated (Added RC and Video Tower sections)

• More Asana tasks to come

  • Need to ask more questions to EFS and EE

Questions

• Current yaw-servo: https://www.servocity.com/hs-785hb-servo/

• However, gearbox is discontinued, and we only have one

• Should we buy two new yaw-servos, or just one?

Next Steps

• Need Dimensions for some of the RC and Video components

  • I will send out discord messages and possibly make a document listing what I need to avoid people measuring twice.