Summary

Objectives

• Proof of flight video for quad

Summary and Problems Encountered

• Tested out Becky. Attitude and rate control seemed to work fine. Quad stabilizes at all thrust levels
• Yaw is insensitive and overshoots. Steve had to rely on the tape alone
• Did a battery duration test. Flew the quad for 15 minutes. Battery went from 98% to 14%. Might have to attach a second one for competition

Tasks Before Next Test

• Adjust yaw PID gains so that they're sensible
• Re-built test rig for quad so that we can go at higher throttle values safely without toppling over and breaking props (as we did already)
• Build test rig with the ability to test the yaw of the quad
• Estimate the required flight time of the quad during competition. Need to time the quad to determine max speed, and how fast we think we can cover the required area
  • Ideally we only want to use one battery
  • The battery test that was performed was a simple hover. Should do more battery tests when performing maneuvers (such as going forward as fast as possible) and see how much actual flight time we'll have

Videos

Becky Proof of Flight

Becky Thrust and Speed Testing