10-31-2020 IREC Meeting notes

Owned by Brahm Soltes (RIT Student)
Last updated: 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) 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) 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