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Meeting Scope

  • Track state of new Cornflakes airframe post previous flight test

  • Identify and update deliverables, owners for each subteam for flight test next weekend

  • Look into long-term flight test planning (general flow of what we would like to ideally test)

Other Concerns

  • Cutoff for when we can’t run competition frame at competition

    • Only need one test to validate the frame, cool to take risk from PIC perspective (Anthony)

    • Very little odds that we’ll use this frame again in next comp cycle - more likely to damage electronics on Cornflakes than Icarus

    • Only use Cornflakes if Icarus is crashed extremely badly before comp (can’t be fixed)

    • Fly it at least once before comp

Flight Test Outlook

Date

Note

April 2nd

  • Continuation of March 18th flight test:

    • Fixed Wing Validation

    • Continue rest of the tests

  • “RTL” - set to QRTL (Return in Quad Mode only)

    • We tested this on Houston and it worked last flight test

  • “CS1” Data collection

    • How much energy required to land/take-off, fly a certain distance, etc.

    • Get a much better idea on aircraft characterization as a whole

  • Houston:

    • Get Houston ready

    • VTX with 5.8 GHz (unless 1.3 GHz transmitters is received)

    • Houston will carry second battery

    • FPV Validation with VTX

    • Run VTX Range test (with car, with drone, etc.)

  • auto-land precision

    • How close to target can Ardupilot land given the waypoint, whether CV will be required

  • fixed wing flight battery drain

    • Estimating based on the health of the current battery to extrapolate to new/healthier batteries

  • guided flight mode

    • Try different fixed-wing modes to determine what is more/less relevant

    • Test series of waypoint-following by drone

April 8th

  • Icarus Frame first flight (reach goal)

    • Quad mode testing - UP and DOWN

    • Basic roll, pitch, yaw characterization and control

    • Progressively move towards transition and fixed-wing validation

  • If not, then CS2 with “Cornflakes”

April 16th

Hold for: Icarus CS2

  • Test out QR code based upload of waypoints re Task 1

  • Plan out full path for waypoints Aidan Bowers (Deactivated) (SysInt’s already made comp-sim plan)

April 22nd

Continue tasks from CS2

April 29th

1 week before comp - full systems check

April 2nd

Subteam

Tasks (replace these w/asana links when you can)

Owner

Mechanical (Frame)

Fix Tail Section:

Fix Cabin on Cornflakes:

Lengthen landing gear (switch to 16” prop, add more landing gear clearance):

Add velcro for better fastening of lid:

Alison Thompson

Electrical

Attach new servo: https://app.asana.com/0/1203349931374647/1204140734762158

  • Identify if new servos need to be purchased if no old ones exist

Nolan Haines

Sysint

End-to-end functionality test: https://app.asana.com/0/1203349931374647/1204140737238144 : Aidan Bowers (Deactivated)

  • RC Link with antenna

  • Control surfaces work (all servos)

  • Motors run the right direction

  • GPS, IMU works

  • Calibration of compass, accelerometer

Prepare Houston for Flight: Ethan Abraham

  • Verify all motor directions, RC Link, etc.

  • Fix pitch directions, etc.

  • Mount + wire VTX

  • Add second battery for VTX

Aidan Bowers (Deactivated)

Hamza Ali

Logistics

Logistics

  • ensure vehicles, submit FTR, verify bookings.

  • Submit flight test plan

  • Vehicle logistics

  • Ensure checklists are being followed

  • Fill flight box

Hardy Yu

April 2nd

Subteam

Tasks (replace these w/asana links when you can)

Owner

Mechanical

ICARUS frame Ready: https://app.asana.com/0/1203349931374647/1204285821170036

Conall Kingshott

Electrical

Icarus Wired: https://app.asana.com/0/1203349931374647/1204285821170041

Nolan Haines

Sysint

Video Receive Tower Ready: https://app.asana.com/0/1203349931374647/1204140737238162

Aidan Bowers (Deactivated) Hamza Ali

Logistics

Logistics

  • ensure vehicles, submit FTR, verify bookings.

  • Submit flight test plan

  • Vehicle logistics

  • Ensure checklists are being followed

  • Fill flight box

Hardy Yu

Competition Frame (Icarus Aircraft)

Component

Tasks (replace these w/asana links when you can)

Owner

Mechanical

Update re latest date for readiness:

  • Best estimate of readiness: 3rd April - doublecheck with Conall

Conall Kingshott

Megan Spee

Electrical

Updates:

  • State of Icarus wiring diagram - Complete by 2-April-2023

  • Questions on power architecture and other follow-up from RFC re last week

  • Information: 2023 System Architecture

  • Develop system block diagram

  • Top-down physical electronics layout

  • SMEs:

  • Rayyan:

  • Michael:

    • Added components from system architecture document to drawio schematic, started connecting new components in schematic

    • Next steps involve reaching out to team members for more detailed information to connect the rest of the components.

Nolan Haines

Michael Botros

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