2024-05-21 AEAC Sync

Attendance

Mechanical:

  • @Evan Janakievski

  • @Smile Khatri

  • @Nathaniel Li

Electrical:

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Embedded Flight Software:

  • Aidan Bowers

Autonomy:

  • @Aaron Wang

  • @Tong Zhang

  • @Amy Hu

Operations:

  • @Emma Chan

Directors:

  • @Nathan Green

  • @Daniel Puratich

Agenda


Powertrain

  • No updates, we have 6 total motors for peggy not 8

  • Final comp configuration

Autonomy

Updates:

  • Use pre-made waypoint file for task 1

  • Task 2 will be the auto script

Video System

Updates:

  • Made VTX board to bring to qualia site tour

  • Record DVR of received video

  • Add ep2 receiver to video board for controls

Flight Control System

Action items / blockers:

Updates:

  • Increased loiter jerk to 500 cm/s^3

  • Disable compass 1 (internal)

  • Recalibrate compass at comp, collect magfit data friday and regenerate parameters

  • Control failsafe at 10s, GCS at 15s for now. Test GCS on ground tomorrow. If GCS failsafe works, disable RC failsafe.

Mech

 

 

Electrical

 

 

EFS

 

 

Autonomy

 

 

Airframe

Action items / blockers:

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Updates:

  • Waterproofing will only be run if it is raining

  • Will be ready for comp

  • Weather is looking good so far

  • Test waterproofing latex cut with beige latex first

Mech

 

  • Waterproofing will be completed tomorrow

Electrical

 

 

EFS

 

 

Autonomy

 

 

Lighting Photoshoot

Action items / blockers:

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Updates:

  • In media ingest, photos complete

Mech

 

 

Electrical

 

 

EFS

 

 

Phase 2 Presentation

@Emma Chan

Action items / blockers:

  • Georgia taking lead

  • Sync after this call to discuss the split of presentation/notes

  • Ideal to practice at least once before leaving?

Updates:

  • Having sync after AEAC about the presentation

Mech

 

 

Electrical

 

 

EFS

 

 

Tracking Antenna

Action items / blockers:

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Updates:

  • Gemini board not performing properly, low link quality

  • Bring tracking antenna to comp

  • Bring gemini boards, test range during qualia site tour

  • Operate tracking antenna manually

Mech

 

 

Electrical

 

 

EFS

 

  • From the flight test last Saturday, the Gemini system was performing badly on its signal strength (worse than directly connecting to the controller).

  • Tracking antenna has a bug in its motion such that it rotates for multiple rounds at the setup which makes it hard to use.

  • Question: What we should use as RC link for comp?

Autonomy

 

 


General Updates

Competition Specific Notes

  • We want to minimize actions we have to take on the flight line. Things like writing waypoints, loading batteries, and attaching battery shrouds can be done in the hangar beforehand

  • Start preparing flight report. Due 90 minutes after task 2 flight.

  • Is gemini being run? status?

    • Test board in bay, prove functionality

    • Test during qualia tour

  • Yuchen on printing the checklists for the judges to see

    • Print flight test docs

    • Pre-takeoff checklists

  • Mounting handicap sign

    • Printed, mount tomorrow

  • Review of competition roles for 2024-05-17 Competition Attendees Sync

  • Waterproofing Strat

    • do nothing unless needed, wait for it to for sure rainning first

    • conformal coat main line of defen

    • latex next but caution with the antennas makes it tough ← see above discussion

  • Packing Plan

    • Start 2pm, @Daniel Puratich will be there to coordinate

    • Start 6pm, we bring in trailer and get it all going in there

    • End 9pm, time for drivers to sleep

    • All timeline’s in gcal

    • Bring as much as possible

Flight test schedule

  • No more flight tests before competition!

Questions

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