Upcoming Team Events

• Houston Assembly & Software Configuration Session June 16th 1pm in the bay

  • some hands on mech stuff + learning about what electronics go on a drone

• Fixed wing architecture will be at 9pm on Wednesday (right after mech ;/)

  • pull up if you want to be involved in the high level design

• Ground station & tracking antenna sync 9pm on Thursdays

• check #announcements for all other events

Other Announcements

• Interested in becoming a flight line member, a pilot, or GSO?

  • FPP: Path to Beginner Pilot - Administration - WARG (atlassian.net)

• No meeting next week

Electronics Cases

• Updates on Pixhawk mount?

  • Houston assembly is this Sunday, can we get it done by then?

• New motor mount update?

Motor Shield

Justin

• Reproduced UofT’s design

• Mass at 100% infill PET from SolidWorks show 40.5 g. Current mount weighs 30 g.

• Don’t know how effective this shield is at protecting the motor tbh.

Open

Open

Frame

• Waterproofing updates

  • Discussion last Saturday

  • Spoke with Midsun aero lead, we can use their thermoformer (SDC gave it to them since no one uses it so its free realestate)

  • Forming area of thermformer is 18 x 27 inches. X-frame spans 16.6 x 16.6 inches

    • curve around the arm clamping bolts

New Tasks

• VTX mount

• EP2 Case

Wings

• info on reading NACA airfoils

• Stanford aero course linked in decision doc

  • Nathaniel looking into different shapes this week

• Use balsa for ribs instead of aluminum

  • maximize surface area between the wrap and the rib

• 4 ft wing span

• define speed and other constraints to choose airfoils