2021-09-13 Meeting Notes - VOID Payload

Owned by Will Merges (RIT Student)
Last updated: Jan 18, 2022 by Yevgeniy Gorbachev (RIT Student)

Date

Attendees

Goals

  • Select parts for purchasing
    • Identify any parts that we cannot purchase right away
  • Start CAD

Discussion items

TimeItemWhoNotes

Part Selectioneveryone
 CAD everyone
  •  Yev is leading, everyone help out when he asks

arming brainstormeveryone
  • power distribution board - wireless relays (solid state)
    • single point of failure
    • could be used for FC and transmitter power
  • screw switch / RBF pin
  • do PDB for transmitter only, screw terminal for FC arming
    • PCB that has an 900 MHz receiver
      • Send signal from GSE
    • power switching
      • batteries in → power out
  • brushed contacts for umbilical power Seth
  • DECISION:
    • PDB for transmitter only
    • Screw switch for FCs
  • PDB is a bad name, not really a PDB
    • come up with a better name, please

Action items (if no due date assume next meeting)