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10-31-2020 IREC Meeting notes

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10-31-2020 IREC Meeting notes

Oct 31, 2020

Agenda

  • body tubes; ID, getting the tubes off the mandrel, cutting the tubes 

  • Keeping up with the schedule

  • documentation, putting things on the wiki 

  • General Updates

Discussion 

Updates:

  • Body tube wrapped, need to remove, finish is very poor 

    • Need to acquire dry ice or alternative method to remove

  • Nose cone 

    • CAM is complete, will attempt to mill soon

    • Will buy MDF  

  • Avionics hardware 

    • Need to complete solder of the board  

    • PCB is here and complete

    • Need 

  • Software

    • Need to complete new altimeter library

    • I2C not working 

    • Expected completion 

  • Avionics Bay Mfg 

    • Need to evaluate what we have and what we need to order

    • 2 weeks 

  • Carbon F

  • Fin Can 

    • Printed test of fin can and fins 

    • Change filament from PETG to Titan X 

    • Will hold off on another print

Documentation:

  • Everyone needs to update 

Manufacturing

  • Need method to cut 

  • X-winder Jig 

    • Fixed on frame

    • Rotate Dremel

  • Change to Slow Cure 

SPEX Collaboration:

  • Concern with RF Transparency

    • SPEX radio needs comms. 

    • Options

      • External antenna

      • Communications through our avionics

        • Would need to extend UART cables

      • SPEX needs GPS comms

        • Potential hot swap from external antennae to payload

        • Potentially 

        • Need to continue communications with Dan

      • Stainless Steel

      • Not permitted in IREC Design test and Evaluation guide

        • Page 26 

        • Stainless not allowed for "structural capacities" 

 

Action Items

@Pat (Unlicensed) Remove mandrel 

@Matt Ryan (RIT Student) Acquire and mill molds 11/7/2020

@Joseph Even (RIT Student) (Deactivated) Solder SPICA 

@Will Merges (RIT Student)  Implement all the libraries for the software

@Joy Sangsrichan (RIT Student) (Deactivated) Implement communications for all the sensors 

@Aubrey Figoras Inventory Parts Required for Bay

@Aubrey Figoras Order parts for bay

@Pat (Unlicensed) Communicate ID of the tube

@Brahm Soltes (RIT Student) Follow with Joe

@Joseph Even (RIT Student) (Deactivated) Follow up with the Dan 

@Matt Ryan (RIT Student) to design jig 11/31/2020

@Brahm Soltes (RIT Student) Fully assemble all CAD  components, verify the geometries in the CAD, adjust to real values