Attendance

Agenda

Powertrain

• No updates, we have 6 total motors for peggy not 8

• Final comp configuration

Autonomy

Updates:

• Use pre-made waypoint file for task 1

• Task 2 will be the auto script

Video System

Updates:

• Made VTX board to bring to qualia site tour

• Record DVR of received video

• Add ep2 receiver to video board for controls

Flight Control System

Action items / blockers:

Updates:

• Increased loiter jerk to 500 cm/s^3

• Disable compass 1 (internal)

• Recalibrate compass at comp, collect magfit data friday and regenerate parameters

• Control failsafe at 10s, GCS at 15s for now. Test GCS on ground tomorrow. If GCS failsafe works, disable RC failsafe.

Airframe

Action items / blockers:

Updates:

• Waterproofing will only be run if it is raining

• Will be ready for comp

• Weather is looking good so far

• Test waterproofing latex cut with beige latex first

Lighting Photoshoot

Action items / blockers:

Updates:

• In media ingest, photos complete

Phase 2 Presentation

Emma Chan

Action items / blockers:

• Georgia taking lead

• Sync after this call to discuss the split of presentation/notes

• Ideal to practice at least once before leaving?

Updates:

• Having sync after AEAC about the presentation

Tracking Antenna

Action items / blockers:

Updates:

• Gemini board not performing properly, low link quality

• Bring tracking antenna to comp

• Bring gemini boards, test range during qualia site tour

• Operate tracking antenna manually

General Updates

• Last AEAC sync before comp!

  • days in Calendar

• Comp travel team: meet in bay at 6am on Thursday before departure, target 6:15am to leave

  • Smile & Daniel on trailerless

  • Aidan & Nathan in trailered

Competition Specific Notes

• We want to minimize actions we have to take on the flight line. Things like writing waypoints, loading batteries, and attaching battery shrouds can be done in the hangar beforehand

  • Using Checklists to ensure we aren't doing everything at last minute

  • Final list Daniel Puratich will do pre-takeoff Pre-Takeoff System Checks

  • the higher level stuff is in every flight test one Pre-Flight Test Safety Checklist

  • make a flight test log for every competition flight

• Start preparing flight report. Due 90 minutes after task 2 flight.

• Is gemini being run? status?

  • Test board in bay, prove functionality

  • Test during qualia tour

• Yuchen on printing the checklists for the judges to see

  • Print flight test docs

  • Pre-takeoff checklists

• Mounting handicap sign

  • Printed, mount tomorrow

• Review of competition roles for 2024-05-17 Competition Attendees Sync

• Waterproofing Strat

  • do nothing unless needed, wait for it to for sure rainning first

  • conformal coat main line of defen

  • latex next but caution with the antennas makes it tough ← see above discussion

• Packing Plan

  • Start 2pm, Daniel Puratich will be there to coordinate

  • Start 6pm, we bring in trailer and get it all going in there

  • End 9pm, time for drivers to sleep

  • All timeline’s in gcal

Flight test schedule

• No more flight tests before competition!

Questions