Meeting notes 24-25

 

[ 1 7/30/24 ] [ 2 8/26/24 ] [ 3 9/9/24 ] [ 4 9/16/24 ] [ 5 9/23/24 ] [ 6 9/30/24 ] [ 7 10/7/24 ] [ 8 10/21/24 ] [ 9 10/28/24 ]

 

7/30/24

Attendees:

  • @Aaron Chan (RIT Student)

  • @Mary Dertinger (RIT Student)

  • @Louis Fleisher (RIT Student)

  • @Alex Moczarski (RIT Student)

  • @Richard Sommers (RIT Student)

  • @Ben Fass

  • @Jaden Solomon (RIT Student)

  • @Donovan Barros (RIT Student)

  • @Stephen Zelazny-Medina (RIT Student)

    @Natalia Sokolov (RIT Student)

  • @Emma Ferraro

  • @Everett G

  • @Braxton L. Crandall (RIT Student)

  • @Liam Kelly

  • @Dean O'Brien (RIT Student)

  • @Jonathan Godfrey (RIT Student)

Goals:

  • Introductions

  • What is Avionics

  • Current state/give updates

  • High level plan for the year/what do people want to work on

Discussion Items:

Item

Who

Notes

Item

Who

Notes

Backplane SW update

@Richard Sommers (RIT Student) @Aaron Chan (RIT Student)

Rewrote FSW or at least lots of libs. Can run FSW from machine

GS update

@Aaron Chan (RIT Student) @Mary Dertinger (RIT Student)

Started rewrite

Got requirements done

Action Items:

@Natalia Sokolov (RIT Student) @Damian Suarez (RIT Student) POTATO write up

8/26/24

Attendees:

  • @Aaron Chan (RIT Student)

  • @Mary Dertinger (RIT Student)

  • @Oscar Gigon (RIT Student)

  • @Riley Quinn (RIT Student)

  • @Jonah Gimmi (RIT Student)

  • @Louis Fleisher (RIT Student)

  • @Donovan Barros (RIT Student)

  • @Stephen Zelazny-Medina (RIT Student)

  • Liam Kelly

  • Ben Fass

  • Everette ??

  • Chris S?

  • Jake Gattone

  • Decan Flood

  • @Alex Moczarski (RIT Student)

  • Emma

Goals:

  • MORE INPERSON Introductions

  • What is Avionics

  • Get everyone situated with what they think that want to work on

Discussion Items:

Item

Who

Notes

Item

Who

Notes

Backplane SW update

@Aaron Chan (RIT Student) @Richard Sommers (RIT Student)

@Richard Sommers (RIT Student) Did a data logging lib
Sensor mod, power and radio and almost done integrating with software stack

GS update

@Oscar Gigon (RIT Student)

Been collecting SW from git @Will Merges (RIT Student) Tinseey code from @Aaron Chan (RIT Student)

Liquids

@Jonah Gimmi (RIT Student) @Riley Quinn (RIT Student) @Jake G @Oscar Gigon (RIT Student)

Not much but ready for AVI!!

BBL box

@Dean O'Brien (RIT Student) @Mary Dertinger (RIT Student)

@Jonathan Godfrey (RIT Student) Finished CAD in fusion
@Mary Dertinger (RIT Student) Hasn't done anything sorry need to talk to Jonathan

Action Items:

@Jonah Gimmi (RIT Student) @Riley Quinn (RIT Student) (Liquids) Hot fire Avi requirements

 

9/9/24

Attendees:

  • @Aaron Chan (RIT Student)

  • @Mary Dertinger (RIT Student)

  • @Louis Fleisher (RIT Student)

  • @Stephen Zelazny-Medina (RIT Student)

  • @Natalia Sokolov (RIT Student)

  • @Victoria Prendergast (RIT Student)

  • @Damian Suarez (RIT Student)

  • @Chris Seibak (RIT Student)

  • @Dean O'Brien (RIT Student)

  • Anthony Von Pischke

  • Shai Dahan

  • Owen Walters

  • @Emma Ferraro (RIT Student)

  • @Everett Gianni (RIT Student)

  • @Gautham Mutyala (RIT Student)

  • @Ben Fass (RIT Student)

  • @Liam Kelly (RIT Student)

  • @Zack Millevoi (RIT Student)

  • Braden Sherman

  • Caleb Pera

  • @Richard Sommers (RIT Student)

  • @Declan Flood (RIT Student)

  • Zach Fitzgerld

  • @Jonathan Godfrey (RIT Student)

Goals:

  • Runcam project

  • HAB BBL box

  • GS work session

  • Deployment module

Discussion Items:

Item

Who

Notes

Item

Who

Notes

Deployment Module

@Damian Suarez (RIT Student)

Meet to talk about with @Mary Dertinger (RIT Student) @Aaron Chan (RIT Student)

GS update

@Mary Dertinger (RIT Student)

Not getting Framework until winter break

Liquids

 

Not here but gave Oscar Wills contact info

HAB BBL box

@Dean O'Brien (RIT Student) @Mary Dertinger (RIT Student) @Jonathan Godfrey (RIT Student)

Nothing

Action Items:

@Aaron Chan (RIT Student) test RS485
@Aaron Chan (RIT Student) test autopilot module
@Mary Dertinger (RIT Student) ship things to avionics
@Natalia Sokolov (RIT Student) @Damian Suarez (RIT Student) @Richard Sommers (RIT Student) come up with deadlines for test mod
@Natalia Sokolov (RIT Student) @Damian Suarez (RIT Student) @Richard Sommers (RIT Student) Update wiki for test module for test mod
@ Ground station - work on power scheme
@ BBL box working on lucid chart
@ Runcam working on lucid chart

 

 

9/16/24

Attendees:

  • @Aaron Chan (RIT Student)

  • @Mary Dertinger (RIT Student)

  • @Declan Flood (RIT Student)

  • @Chris Seibak (RIT Student)

  • Owen walters

  • @Oscar Gigon (RIT Student)

  • @Oscar Gigon (RIT Student)

  • @Emma Ferraro (RIT Student)

  • @Gautham Mutyala (RIT Student)

  • @Ben Fass (RIT Student)

  • @Liam Kelly (RIT Student)

  • Braden Sherman

  • @Everett Gianni (RIT Student)

  • @Donovan Barros (RIT Student)

  • @Louis Fleisher (RIT Student)

  • @Victoria Prendergast (RIT Student)

  • @Natalia Sokolov (RIT Student)

  • @Richard Sommers (RIT Student)

  •  

Goals:

  • Runcam project

  • HAB BBL box

  • GS work session

  • Test module

Discussion Items:

Item

Who

Updates

Item

Who

Updates

Deployment Module

@Damian Suarez (RIT Student)

@Natalia Sokolov (RIT Student) @Richard Sommers (RIT Student)

Nothing

@Natalia Sokolov (RIT Student) worked on stm cube

@Richard Sommers (RIT Student) worked on event detection

@Damian Suarez (RIT Student) worked on slideshow

Literally nothing.

“UH” - @Natalia Sokolov (RIT Student)

GS update

@Mary Dertinger (RIT Student)
@Chris Seibak (RIT Student) @Declan Flood (RIT Student) @ Zach

  • Still brainstorming and updated wiki

Liquids

@Oscar Gigon (RIT Student)

  • going pretty good.

  • 490 feet of cat 5 in the basement ….

  • Emailed @Will Merges (RIT Student) about GRAFANA

HAB BBL box

@Gautham Mutyala (RIT Student) @Ben Fass (RIT Student) @Liam Kelly (RIT Student)

  • Made lucid chart

  • Started selecting parts

RunCam board

@Zack Millevoi (RIT Student) @Everett Gianni (RIT Student)

  • High level diagram done

  • Start selecting components

  • Deciding if we are doing radio silliness (activating before launch)

Backplane SW

@Aaron Chan (RIT Student) @Richard Sommers (RIT Student) @Liam Kelly (RIT Student)

  • Aaron merged in sensor telemetry code

  • simulation works

  • started working on radio mod telemetry

  • @Richard Sommers (RIT Student) worked on making open rocket sensor better - fixes and randomness (not perfect sensors)

GSW

@Aaron Chan (RIT Student) @Stephen Zelazny-Medina (RIT Student)

  • Interface with influxdb and grafana

  • GSW minimal is done – made more useable for non power users

  • @Stephen Zelazny-Medina (RIT Student) did some optimization

  • @Stephen Zelazny-Medina (RIT Student) wrote a script that runs the GSW as a service but untested

Action Items:

HAB – finalize high level diagram to present next week
RunCam - finalize high level diagram to present next week
Ground station - finalize high level diagram to present next week
@Richard Sommers (RIT Student) @Natalia Sokolov (RIT Student) @Damian Suarez (RIT Student) please finalize timeline for deployment module

9/23/24

Attendees:

Goals:

  • Runcam project

  • HAB BBL box

  • GS work session

  • Test module

Discussion Items:

Item

Who

Updates

Item

Who

Updates

Deployment Module

@Damian Suarez (RIT Student)

@Natalia Sokolov (RIT Student) @Richard Sommers (RIT Student)

timeline, talked about sensor(sensor mod ones), looked into what processor to use(picked a model need to decide on package), discussed stand alone aspec

GS update

@Mary Dertinger (RIT Student)
@Chris Seibak (RIT Student) @Declan Flood (RIT Student) @ Zach

  • Made crude hardware schematic

Liquids

@Oscar Gigon (RIT Student)

 

HAB BBL box

@Gautham Mutyala (RIT Student) @Ben Fass (RIT Student) @Liam Kelly (RIT Student)

  • still selecting parts

RunCam board

@Zack Millevoi (RIT Student) @Everett Gianni (RIT Student)

  • still selecting parts

Backplane SW

@Aaron Chan (RIT Student) @Richard Sommers (RIT Student) @Liam Kelly (RIT Student)

  • Power mod SW merged, telemrty SW merged, magnatometers are evil - Richie

GSW

@Aaron Chan (RIT Student) @Stephen Zelazny-Medina (RIT Student)

  • Stephen hasnt done anything

Action Items:

Uh

9/30/24

Attendees:

  • @Aaron Chan (RIT Student)

  • @Mary Dertinger (RIT Student)

  • @Emma Ferraro (RIT Student)

  • @Louis Fleisher (RIT Student)

  • @Oscar Gigon (RIT Student)

  • @Brayden Sherman

  • @Chris Seibak (RIT Student)

  •  

Goals:

  • Altium crash course

  • Finalize components: Runcam project and HAB BBL box

  • GS work session

  • Test module

Discussion Items:

Item

Who

Updates

Item

Who

Updates

Deployment Module

@Damian Suarez (RIT Student)

@Natalia Sokolov (RIT Student) @Richard Sommers (RIT Student)

  • Testing Brainboard → appears to work woop woop

  • Appears to detect continuity for a wire

  • PDR today

  •  

GS update

@Mary Dertinger (RIT Student)
@Chris Seibak (RIT Student) @Declan Flood (RIT Student) @ Zach

  • Still specing out c omponents

Liquids

@Oscar Gigon (RIT Student)

  • Got a servo valve running!!

  • Waiting on stuff to arrive

HAB BBL box

@Gautham Mutyala (RIT Student) @Ben Fass (RIT Student) @Liam Kelly (RIT Student)

  • Looking at different micro controllers

  • still looking at atimeters

  • need mary to teach altium

RunCam board

@Zack Millevoi (RIT Student) @Everett Gianni (RIT Student)

  • Rough component selection done

  • need mary to teach altium

Backplane SW

@Aaron Chan (RIT Student) @Richard Sommers (RIT Student) @Liam Kelly (RIT Student)

  • Not much

  • Radio module SW RIGHT NOW

  • Richie PR did not go through “sorry richie” -Aaron

GSW

@Aaron Chan (RIT Student) @Stephen Zelazny-Medina (RIT Student)

  • Made progress … ? but linux feature is not good :((((((

IREC Avi

@Emma Ferraro (RIT Student) @Stephen Zelazny-Medina (RIT Student)

  • PDR went well

  • Gave people jobs

Action Items:

@Mary Dertinger (RIT Student) Figure out size of power plane
@Mary Dertinger (RIT Student) need to do an altium training

 

10/7/24

Attendees:

  • @Aaron Chan (RIT Student)

  • @Mary Dertinger (RIT Student)

  • @Liam Kelly (RIT Student)

  • @Declan Flood (RIT Student)

  • @Gautham Mutyala (RIT Student)

  • @Stephen Zelazny-Medina (RIT Student)

  • @Emma Ferraro (RIT Student)

  • @Braden Sherman (RIT Student)

  • @Zack Millevoi (RIT Student)

  • James Edward Heaney

  • @Ben Fass (RIT Student)

  • Aiden Penza

  • @Chris Seibak (RIT Student)

Goals:

  • Altium crash course

  • Finalize components: Runcam project and HAB BBL box

  • GS work session

  • Test module

Discussion Items:

Item

Who

Updates

Item

Who

Updates

Deployment Module

@Damian Suarez (RIT Student)

@Natalia Sokolov (RIT Student) @Richard Sommers (RIT Student)

  • Looked at different STM series and respecing based on PDR feedback

GS update

@Mary Dertinger (RIT Student)
@Chris Seibak (RIT Student) @Declan Flood (RIT Student)

  • New schematic

  • New choices for components

Liquids

@Oscar Gigon (RIT Student)

  •  

HAB BBL box

@Gautham Mutyala (RIT Student) @Ben Fass (RIT Student) @Liam Kelly (RIT Student)

  • Parts finalized

  • Switching out MCU

  • Switched out parts to ones on JLC

  • Found a voltage regulator

RunCam board

@Zack Millevoi (RIT Student) @Everett Gianni (RIT Student)

  • Found a voltage regulator

  • Found a battery WITH LEADS

Backplane SW

@Aaron Chan (RIT Student) @Richard Sommers (RIT Student) @Liam Kelly (RIT Student)

  • Radio mod SW issues, working on a new design

  • Richie did random stuff lol

GSW

@Aaron Chan (RIT Student) @Stephen Zelazny-Medina (RIT Student)

  • Merged the thing that lets it run as a service

IREC Avi

@Emma Ferraro (RIT Student) @Stephen Zelazny-Medina (RIT Student)

  • Tested RRC3, 6ish working ones 7 that work

  • We need to talk to Mary about backplane

Action Items:

10/21/24

Attendees:

  • @Aaron Chan (RIT Student)

  • @Mary Dertinger (RIT Student)

  • @Liam Kelly (RIT Student)

  • @Declan Flood (RIT Student)

  • @Gautham Mutyala (RIT Student)

  • @Stephen Zelazny-Medina (RIT Student)

  • @Emma Ferraro (RIT Student)

  • @Braden Sherman (RIT Student)

  • @Ben Fass (RIT Student)

Goals:

  • Updates

  • Work sesssion

Discussion Items:

Item

Who

Updates

Item

Who

Updates

Deployment Module

@Damian Suarez (RIT Student)

@Natalia Sokolov (RIT Student) @Richard Sommers (RIT Student)

  • Got estimate for gyro error

  • Buzzer

  • new STM drop WOOP WOOP

  • Schematic things

  • Ethernet PHY

GS update

@Mary Dertinger (RIT Student)
@Chris Seibak (RIT Student) @Declan Flood (RIT Student)

  • Working on down selecting components

  • Doing more research with SDR

Liquids

@Oscar Gigon (RIT Student)

  • Last Saturday got UPD packets and will move a servo!!

  • 2 mece independent servos into 1

  • Connectors for DAQ

  • Thermocouple values from DAQ on tues

HAB BBL box

@Gautham Mutyala (RIT Student) @Ben Fass (RIT Student) @Liam Kelly (RIT Student)

  • Started Altium

  • Maybe switching out sensor bc of Mr. Balloon

RunCam board

@Zack Millevoi (RIT Student) @Everett Gianni (RIT Student)

  • Spent hour and a half trying to get load switch into altium while @Everett Gianni (RIT Student) tried to get a fork

  • Found a battery

  • Finished Drain timeline diagram

Backplane SW

@Aaron Chan (RIT Student) @Richard Sommers (RIT Student) @Liam Kelly (RIT Student)

  • Richie worked phase detection, and we have it simulated demo/proposal

  • Continued to work on radio mod stuff hopefully done within next week or two

  • RS485 class needs to be tested to test sensor mod again

  • delegating async and RS485 to Stephen

GSW

@Aaron Chan (RIT Student) @Stephen Zelazny-Medina (RIT Student)

  • Nothing

IREC Avi

@Emma Ferraro (RIT Student) @Stephen Zelazny-Medina (RIT Student)

  • Did fan testing, doesnt impact pressure

  • Down selected components!!!

  • Alan gave us more work

Action Items:

 

10/28/24

Attendees:

  • @Aaron Chan (RIT Student)

  • @Mary Dertinger (RIT Student)

Goals:

  • Updates

  • Work sesssion

Discussion Items:

Item

Who

Updates

Item

Who

Updates

Deployment Module

@Damian Suarez (RIT Student)

@Natalia Sokolov (RIT Student) @Richard Sommers (RIT Student)

  • We were supposed to have schematic review today but not ready

  • Need to update some components and symbols to make sure they are launch standard

  • need to check new STM

GS update

@Mary Dertinger (RIT Student)
@Chris Seibak (RIT Student) @Declan Flood (RIT Student)

  • Not too much just continuing on comonent selection

Liquids

@Oscar Gigon (RIT Student)

  • Did not end up testing the DAQ on Saturday because I have been teaching people CAD

  • Exiting new high speed imagining project for injector spray angle and velocity

HAB BBL box

@Gautham Mutyala (RIT Student) @Ben Fass (RIT Student) @Liam Kelly (RIT Student)

  • Working on schemtaics

  • Created footprints

RunCam board

@Zack Millevoi (RIT Student) @Everett Gianni (RIT Student)

  • Schematic for boost converter is almost done

  • Need to import micro controller and JST

  • Something about blowing up an LED

  • Box form factor is changing - rotate and squish

Backplane SW

@Aaron Chan (RIT Student) @Richard Sommers (RIT Student) @Liam Kelly (RIT Student)

  • Fixed some bugs in Sensor mod code

  • Added SW timer library

  • Can't reproduce I2C lockup issue but it is magically working now ?????

GSW

@Aaron Chan (RIT Student) @Stephen Zelazny-Medina (RIT Student)

  • Made it so configuration is publish to shared memory

IREC Avi

@Emma Ferraro (RIT Student) @Stephen Zelazny-Medina (RIT Student)

  • Not here

Action Items: