2023-02-14 ICARUS Sync

Meeting Scope

  • Determine scope for flight test this weekend

  • Discuss tasks breakdown to take Frosted Flakes to an airworthy state, including task breakdown, owner, and deadlines

    • Includes the current state of systems and what needs to be done

  • Determine the scope of Frosted Flakes as a project, and look into where we want this project to go (just an Icarus stand-in, possible comp drone, etc.)

  • Icarus updates

  • Frame validation flight test dates

Flight Test Scope

  • Flight test to be held on February 19th, 2023

  • Continuation of previous tests to test Frosted Flakes frame and transition to fixed-wing

  • Validate behaviour on 12S architecture

Action Item

Subteam

Tasks

Deadlines and Updates

Owner

Subteam

Tasks

Deadlines and Updates

Owner

Mechanical

  • Level Pixhawk Solution

  • Reprint front motor mounts

  • Build new aft motor mounts


  • Find better back weight





  • Build ‘less jank’ cabin

  • Fix tears in wing and ailerons due to wobbly aft motor

 

  • Completed (14 Feb)

  • Blocked by Carbon fibre filament (7 hr print)

  • CADded and will be cut by 15th February, Added more mounting holes

  • Not have motor taped to the horizontal stabilizer, Possibly have battery more aft wrt CofG


  • Less droopy nosecone

  • Will just be taped over

 

Deadline for the above tasks: Thursday, February 16th

  • @Alison Thompson

Electrical

  • Redo all wiring and harnessing



  • Resolder ESC datalines

  • Remount Pixhawk in proper fashion

  • Replace PDB to add BEC

  • Blocked by motor mounts, will begin work by 15th February

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TBD:

  • Add all wires back on aircraft

  • Finishing some ESC soldering

  • Finish PDB soldering

Absolute deadline for the above tasks: Thursday, February 16th

  • @Nolan Haines

Systems Integration

Perform end-to-end test with RC Link and Ardupilot with motor, servo tests

  • Individual motor test, gauge quality from the noise

  • Test servos/control surface direction

  • Verify motor direction

  • Verify Motor #5 (pusher)

  • Use Tracking Antenna with RFD900s to verify RC Link

  • Complete by Thursday Night/Friday morning

  • @Hamza Ali

Flight Test Co-ordinator

  • Follow pre-flight checklists and evaluate system go/no-go

  • Coordinate flight test logistics

  • Determine flight testing plan

  • Flight test box and everything ready by Saturday night

  • @Hardy Yu

Frosted Flakes Project Scope

  • Act as a stand-in testing frame for Icarus?

    • Test any new technology/component to be tested on Frosted Flakes

    • Training aircraft for pilots' stick time

    • Insulate from failures/crashes on Icarus

  • Where do we see this project going as we bringup Icarus?

  • Feasibility of a second version of Frosted Flakes, developed over 1-2 months to lessen the load but have a backup in order to save 3 weeks in case the frame crashes beyond repair?

    • Don’t have the personnel for Frosted Flakes

    • Need to focus on Icarus

    • Focus on incremental improvements to Frosted Flakes to make it more emulative of Icarus

Frame Validation Dates

  • February 19th - Frosted Flakes

    • Thrust, transition, landing

  • Icarus first flight either March 11th or March 18th weekend

  • CS #1 - On Frosted Flakes,

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