Attendance

Task 1

Autonomy status updates?
IR Camera testing
- figured out most parameters done outside
- ground tests done last week and tuned (should be good to flight test this week)
MAVLink communications
- Will be ground tested this week
- should not need to be flight tested
EFS tuning airframe
- 30 second hover flight
- Began with pre-existing tune for the frame from ardupilot
  - look into existing tune from holybro @Manasva Katyal
- manually adjusted PID values as flight was unstable and ground effect
  - Also tuned ground-specific parameters
- now flying stable while in stabilize mode and alt hold
- next steps tuning
- crash while in loiter mode
  - throttle got stuck and frame refused to go down
  - disarmed the drone 1 m off ground and plastic brackets broke, but 3d printed new replacement parts and up and running again

Mech changes pretty much done in CAD - will start manufacturing this week hopefully
- Need to order pump + tubing
- Pump Tank Redesign - Mechanical - WARG

We have a funding account for batteries with ~$500 that expires in ~50 days
EE is starting to do research for making custom battery packs
- Will be a fun R&D project even if it isnt immediately comp critical
- @Sam Zhang leading research for now.
- Thoughts from other subteams on how to get the most out of this?
- Thoughts from other subteams on if you think we should move forward with it?
No EE worksesh updates, had to cancel some. Discuss what other subteams want us to prioritize for bringup first (make some of this is more in scope for eclipse)
- 6S power
- SSD
- LED board
- focus on LED board first priority. then SSD, until water board rev 2 comes in which is above SSD
Anymore questions to email AEAC for? Was question “autonomous points for getting into position” answered?
- New conops revision released
  - One team asked about gimble and having pilot point the gimble for autonomy points of identification
    - we believe manual piloting is ok
      - get clarification on this to see if we need to push new autonomy tasks

@Manasva Katyal planning autonomy + efs tuning flight test for this Saturday
- For more details see 2025-2-15 Autonomy & EFS Flight Test
@Yuchen Lin will be running GSO training at this FT as well to start addressing GSO shortages
Pilot program is also in the works for post midterms to address pilot shortages