Retrospective Timeline F2021

Owned by Daniel Puratich (Unlicensed)
Last updated: 2022-01-15
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Date

Firmware Training Board

Gimbal Board

Flight Controller Board

Power Distribution Board

Battery Management System

Motor Controllers

Date

Firmware Training Board

Gimbal Board

Flight Controller Board

Power Distribution Board

Battery Management System

Motor Controllers

Sept 13th

  • Understanding requirements for this project with firmware

  • Discuss gimbal control mechanisms

  • Working on schematic

  • Progress on schematic

  • EE theory research

  • EE theory research

Sept 20th

  • Breadboarding example board to prove concept

  • Outline plans and requirements of gimbal board

  • More schematic progress

  • Schematic review with mentors and subteam

  • EE theory research

  • EE theory research

Sept 27th

  • Schematic

  • Schematic review as a subteam

  • Schematic

  • Full team design review of schematic

  • Progress on schematic

  • Major component selection

  • Major component selection

Oct 4th

  • PCB layout starts

  • Schematic review as a subteam

  • Resolving schematic issues

  • PCB layout starts

  • Schematic start

  • Schematic start

Oct 11th

  • More PCB layout progress

  • PCB layout

  • PCB layout Starts

  • PCB layout

  • Schematic progress

  • COTS motor controller sourcing progress

  • Schematic progress

Oct 18th

  • PCB layout review as a subteam

  • PCB layout review as a subteam

  • PCB layout progress

  • PCB layout

  • Schematic review with subteam and mentors

  • COTS motor controller purchasing

  • Schematic review with subteam and mentors

Oct 25th

  • Components ordered

  • PCB layout improvements

  • PCB layout review

  • PCB layout

  • Components ordered

  • Components ordered

Nov 1st

 

  • Components ordered

  • PCB layout progress

  • PCB layout

  • PCB layout starts

  • PCB layout starts

Nov 8th

 

 

  • Send mechanical final STEP file

  • PCB layout progress

  • Case vs. bracket decision for mounting

  • Send mechanical final step file of major mechanical component layout and mounting hole locations

  • PCB layout progress

  • PCB layout progress

Nov 15th

 

 

  • PCB layout finishing

  • PCB layout finishing

  • PCB layout progress

  • PCB layout progress

Nov 22nd

 

 

 

 

  • PCB layout progress

  • PCB layout progress

Nov 29th

  • Boards ordered

  • Boards ordered

  • Boards ordered

  • Boards ordered

  • PCB layout progress

  • PCB layout progress

Dec 6th

 

 

 

  • Issue discovered and board reordered

  • PCB layout progress

  • PCB layout progress

Dec 13th

 

 

 

 

  • PCB layout progress

  • PCB layout progress