2023-07-10 AEAC2024<unnamed> Aircraft Sync Minutes

🫂 Attendance

• Daniel

• Michael

• Nathan

• Conall

• Arjun

• Megan

• Anni

• Mena

• Neel

🗒️ The Weekly Recap

✈️ Flight Tests:

• Vanny SUCCESSFULLY completed auto-tune

• Noticed thrust loss on Motor 3 after Battery Failsafe → Investigation ongoing.

  • This is (not) expected behaviour.

• CV Landing pad detection works.

• RTK GPS not tested airside

  • works on the ground

📦 New arrivals

• HERE RTK GPS Base stations here.

• Carbon Fiber tubes here.

✅ Open action items

@Anni to look at static load testing

Conall Kingshott Composites stuff never properly setup, not a problem that we had not given to him, Graeme figuring everything out and then letting us know. Composite manufacturing in the next two weeks.

📝 Meeting minutes

Frame Updates 🚁

MECHANICAL

Composites in the next two weeks, before midsun gets it in (midsuns stuff is massive nad takes a while)

• Try and get as many people in the room as possible.

Frame updates

• Starting on landing gear prints

• MCMaster Carr order for standoff stuff & miscallaneous items.

• Talking to Les (machinist). Will likely have to do a lot of this ourselves and then send it off to him to finish (battlebots causing issues).

Sensor Updates 📏

• RTK GPS?

RF updates 🌐

• Need notch filters? 5W video very much stepping on other freqs? not sure…. currently investigating

Motor 3-phase connectors ✅

MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL INTEGRATION

• 3-phase connectors decided:

  • MT-30 for inner-hub-to-tube connector

    • https://www.tme.com/ca/en/details/mt30-m/dc-power-connectors/amass/

  • 3.5mm Bullet for end of tube - motor connector.

    • https://www.amazon.ca/Pairs-3-5mm-Female-Bullet-Connector/dp/B089DZ66J1/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=3+5mm+bullet+connectors&qid=1689020675&s=electronics&sprefix=3.5mm+bull%2Celectronics%2C94&sr=1-1

Battery PDB Distribution

ELECTRICAL

• How are batteries going to be arranged in series/parallel?

  • Scuffed diagram that needs explanation of potential implementation for three 12S batteries

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• How will our board support this layout?

Airside Electrical Layout

ELECTRICAL MECHANICAL INTEGRATION

• Where each component goes needs to be added to the architecture document.

• Need selection of proper wire gauges, types, etc.

  • https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/wire-gauges-d_419.html

  • For Battery connections, 8 AWG can be used to handle 75A continuous (maybe a little lower if stranded)

    • Stranded likely needed in order to have the required flexibility

  • For motor connections, each motor draws around 15A (determined when discussing MT-30s)

    • 14 AWG wire (24A) should be enough for ESC connections to PDB