11/29/2022

TopicDetailsAction Items
Structures
  • Finished R&D tube
  • Found 12 ft of fiberglass tubes 
  • couplers OOS


  • find new supplier for 4 FG couplers
  • always use composite bandsaw in machine shop
  • Alex Durand (RIT Student) get grace filament and begin making a plan on the process
Analysis
  • Finished first draft of Carter summary for tensile testing
  • measured surface roughness of tubes
  • Update draft summary with notes
  • using charm as control for roughness - measuring R&D again
  • get mark forged account
Avionics
  • tested fit for backplane - fit good
  • using cheapest plastic that doesnt melt 
    • get a small piece of delrin to test laser cut 
    • look at online metals

Backplane

  • software done for 3 drivers
    • LEDs, SPI flash, and Baro sensor
  • Will code review tomorrow
  • bringing breakouts home for break
  • buy LCD screen for RRC3 and directional antenna
  • figure out wiring harness
  • decide on plastic to order and order before end of semester

Backplane

  • Work to be done over break 
Payload
  • Redefined requirements and goals of payload
  • Wiki made for payload
  • doing active deployment with smaller drogue
  • Need to find speed to fall at
  • finish airbrake CAD
    • With and without loadcell
    • make sure antenna fits
  • Spec load cell
  • simulate payload falling under streamer scaled down
  • find snatch force under parachute - want to fall at 150 ft/s
  • determine streamer length
  • run FEA on snatch force
Reaction Wheel
  • Brought reaction wheel to maker faire
  • encoder and magnetic sensor don't like each other
  • modifying electronics mounting bracket
  • to do list on asana
  • separate encoder and magnetic sensor
  • fix integration issue
  • make new board
  • change software for new board
Recovery
  • ordered recovery shit 20% off with special recovery components
  • fixed problems with decent rate from CDR with streamer
    • now using a 100 ft streamer
  • finalize open rocket by end of week
  • play with TD2s 
Other

Alex Speyer (RIT Student) pick dates for meetings over break 

need to do 2nd update for HeroX and pay