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2024-10-30 Comp Arch Sync

2024-10-30 Comp Arch Sync

Attendance

  • @Nathan Green

  • @Daniel Puratich

  • @Georgia Westerlund

  • @Alison Thompson

  • @Smile Khatri

  • @Megan Spee

  • @Meghan Dang

  • @Hardy Yu

  • @Conall Kingshott

  • @Anthony Luo

  • @Yuchen Lin

  • @Balaji Leninrajan

  • @Ryan Scomazzon

  • @Jerry Tian

  • @Maxwell Lou

  • @Tochi Okoro

Flight Tests

  • Nov 2nd Pegasus 2

    • Tracking Antenna

      • From EFS:

      • Finished integrating, everything works along with the servos

      • Next is testing on the actual Tracking Antenna Servos. Just need to test and map those servos to the code. Pretty simple, going into the bay tomorrow to finish this.

      • Then need to solder the GPS wire so that we can connect it to the Tracking Antenna Board. Once done, need to test code outside with GPS. Also to be worked on tomorrow.

      • Last is actually connecting to the drone and testing the tracking antenna. This would require taking the drone outside and just manually moving, and seeing if the tracking Antenna responds correctly.

      • Powered with Michael's buck converter, seems to work

    • Analog Video System

      • Analog video system is installed and tested

    • Autonomy System

      • What code are we running

      • Go over geolocation accuracy/kmls - see Discord - Group Chat That’s All Fun & Games

      • Does Mech have an RPi case ready to go?

        • We were told Rpi was only going on Houston this test, it does exist but we need clarification here

      • Spacers for the interface?

        • mech was told no

      • EE will figure out battery power tn for beacon

  • Lighting System

    • PCBs and code is tested on the ground

    • Harness & mounting in progress, will be ready before nov 2nd flight test, not sure if this will be tested

Task 1

  • State of autonomy system

    • IR/brightspot detection: in progress for next ft

    • updated geolocation logging: in progress for next ft

      • GPS outputs with time and drone odometry

      • Looking at how to send using mavlink to ground

    • KML sending/recieving and building on ground: probably not next ft, but the one after that

    • Looking to get more geolocation data, as well as IR camera data. Hopefully can test how good the IR detection is.

  • Mech going to make mount for IR camera on peggy

    • Current plan is to mount to arm, remove after task 1

    • When is this needed by?

      • preferably the flight test after the next one (after nov 2)

Task 2

  • Pump design has most parts here and will have CAD done by Thursday

    • pros: simple, easy to manufacture

    • cons: slow

    • required from other subteams: support for 2 pumps, solenoid valve too slow

  • Scoop design CAD to be done by Nov 4th

    • pros: much faster

    • cons: more complex

    • required from other subteams: support for 1 (maybe 2) servos

  • Still planning to do both and then decide later

Asana Review

  • I have a bunch of tasks with deadlines and some that are unassigned, want to walk through who is doing what when.

  • Nov 16th

    • What do we want to test? Review Asana

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