2024-02-13 Mechanical Meeting

Date

Feb 13, 2024

Attendance

Team Announcements

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Last Flight Test

@Nathan Green

  • Retested top speed with larger distance to not be limited by acceleration

  • Around 12.5km max range calculated

  • LTE cutting out issue fixed, but VTX interferes

Next Flight Test

 

 

Upcoming Team Events

@Alison Thompson

  • No AEAC sync for the next 2 weeks

Next Work Session

@Alison Thompson

  • Do we want a work session this weekend? What needs to be done for second pegasus still?

    • No, continue after midterms

Other Announcements

@Alison Thompson

Updates

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Electronics Cases

OFS Mount (Houston) - @Agapa Goombs

  • 3D model completed and 3D printed on Friday:

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  • Weight saving changes were made to the model which needs to be printed:

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Frame

@Alison Thompson

  • CF Panels for Pegasus 2 have been dropped off to e3 for cutting

  • Progress on center block and arm connectors manufacturing

  • New printer means we can soon 3d print the arm clamping blocks in CF PETG soon (need to change hotend before we start doing this)

  • Landing gear upgrades bushings have arrived, @Hao Gao working with @Conall Kingshott on this design

Antenna Tracker

@Arjun Mandair

  • Parts came in!

  • Currently building

    • Press fit and partly assembled today

  • 3D printing in progress (last step)

  • Notes from Machine Shop workers:

    • Waterjet tolerance is +-0.005

    • When press fitting, ensure tolerance is less than 0.001

  • Question for @Conall Kingshott : How do we fix the hex shaft into the bearings? @Alison Thompson mentioned a process that worked in the past?

    • Conall fixed this, all good

  • Next steps:

    • Figure out the screws used to integrate the baseplate into the gear (need two more)

    • Finish building

    • Plan for next one

    • Fix Hex fitting

Cabin

@Evan Janakievski @Sohee Yoon

  • Do we want a top to the second iteration?

  • New mounting method is currently being worked on

  • New design is also widening the cabin, will be running sims over reading week to see how significant the change is

  • Also means there will be more weight, as well as weight coming from 3D printed mounts

New Tasks

@Smile Khatri @Sohee Yoon

  • Houston landing gear modification

    • Current landing gear tips over when landing in windy conditions

    • Current weight is 1.2 kg. Can go up to 1.5 kg with the new design but ideally keep the weight low.

  • Reassign Cabin Seats:

    • Task: @Jason Li already had a solid idea so working off of that and fixing up some issues. We ideally want a 3D printed prototype this week just to test it out and see how it fits in the cabin.

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