Attendance

Flight Test Updates

Batteries

PLANNING: Drone Swarm
- Need to put in purchase request for another BetaFPV nano transmitter module, unless we see it being more beneficial to buy a new controller. $70 vs $160
  - Need to figure out what account too
STATUS: Autonomy Updates:
- STATUS: MAVLink KML messages
  - @Tochi Okoro @Maxwell Lou
- STATUS: Solutions to False Detections
  - This appears to be fixed, we had zero FPs at the last flight test
- STATUS: Geolocation of Beacons
  - Error analysis from last flight test @Tochi Okoro
- STATUS: Pathing
  - Were able to fly a basic 2 circle search pattern at 5m
  - To be made better by accounting for multi-drone operations and also looking into other patterns like a search spiral etc.
STATUS: Peggy 2 Tuning
- Data collection complete for Harmonic Notch tuning
- Will do MAGFit stuff at next flight test
- Also might need to take a step back and do PID tuning again if we install extra pumps
  - More weight means current tune will become a little sluggish
STATUS: New Pi Interface PCBAs
- Elected to assemble 3x last Saturday
- ~90% SMT assembled, missing a few diodes. TH connectors to be added next.
- Expected to finish assembly Tuesday EE work session, possibly time for validation
Beacons at different elevations
- What if they are obscured for above?

Potential to fuse coords from drones by sending to one central computer
- cc @Balaji Leninrajan

STATUS: Flight Test Performance Analysis@Evan Janakievski
- Flew quite well again, but with the high winds it was worrisome with it having to be near the ground and buckers
- Was a lot quicker at getting the tubes into the bucket this time around. I have not watched footage yet, but felt a lot quicker when pumping in water vs the 3-meter tube
STATUS: Another Pump
- Mech tasks are assigned. Double pump mount and a tank for supporting the new tubing
- Aiming to have changes ready for first weekend of April
- XT connectors on 6 new pumps for a total of 8 now

STATUS: EFS CAN Lighting Board
- In theory everything should be working, but need someone to plug stuff together and check - @Nick Armstrong
STATUS: Batteries Order
- Email fwd’d, order to be placed (or maybe has already been placed by time of meeting)
- Would be great if Ops is able to draft out an email to send to the people at Medicine Hat regarding the fact that they should expect a package for us @Emma Chan @Victoria Gee
- Order has not been placed. Need it placed asap
STATUS: Cali Airframe
- Needs a name
STATUS: x500 Holybro airframe
- Needs a name
- Will find out if we’ll fly it by townhall this week
PLANNING: Mission planner/Lua scripts for Task 1 and Task 2
- @Evan Janakievski @Manasva Katyal bit overloaded at the moment
- Would try and get the MP/script stuff ready for next FT
PLANNING: Tuning for Houston
- Was not performed at last FT due to high winds
- Postponed until Houston is brought up again
PLANNING: Transporting the drone
PLANNING: Proof of flight video
- Will piece together from flight tests
- Should have:
  - Take off
  - Approach and landing
  - Fly by
  - Hovering
- To do:
  - VLOS traveling
  - Circles
STATUS: Registrations
- @Manasva Katyal registered Peggy 2
  - Label to be made and attached to the drone
- What other drones are we looking to register?
  - Likely would know this post townhall

Will run a flight test this Friday
Flight test document to follow soon
Will be similar structure as previous tests as no major changes have occurred
Hoping to have MP and/or Lua scripts ready for testing and forming Task 2 flights