2024-09-11 Mechanical Meeting Minutes

Date

Sep 11, 2024

Attendance

 

Team Announcements

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Upcoming Team Events

@Smile Khatri

Introductions!

 

  • Smile + Alison: Mech Leads

  • Sohee, Evan, Nathaniel: Project managers

Work Sessions

 

Other Announcements

 

  • Plz fill out team roster form for this term! Mandatory for joining the team, complete this AFTER your bootcamp! We will NOT assign you any tasks, give you the bay code, or review your designs until this is done!

Updates

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WARG Calendar

@Smile Khatri

CAD guidelines

@Smile Khatri

3D printing guidelines

@Smile Khatri

  • 3D Printing Guidelines and Bambu Labs + Prusa Instructions

  • If it is your first time 3D printing something, you will be shown how to set up the slicer software and send the instruction to the printer by a lead or a PM. Please ping us in discord.

  • Recommend using the WARG bay desktop to 3D print remotely instead of SD card. - Smile

Task Deadlines and Workflow + Project Managers

@Alison Thompson

Task Tracking F24

Updates

@Smile Khatri

  • IMACS monitor mount

    • monitor measured

    • thinking of ways to mount to the case - 3D printing corners to keep in place

    • still ideating

Wings

@Nathaniel Li

  • Looking at FEA study as spars been changed from 1/2” to 3/4” box tube based on deflections

    • Sohee and I to work on this, anyone else interested?

  • Tasks (coming soon):

    • Aileron CAD

      • Sizing doc done by Smile; may need to research a bit more on placement/shape

      • Need to think about servos, linkages, etc.

    • Rib spacer CAD

      • Currently have 3D prints for the LE and TE but want to modify to act as spacers as well

      • Good task for new members!

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