Ann 12/22/2022

Last Week:

Initial CAD finished

Louis continues with component selection and making a checklist

Mary and Jonah are starting the AV bay CAD and it is based on the component selection and meet with Yev

Jim is working on hardware for scrap

Nate pick out the chute and line cutter

Grace where to reef the chute

Updates:

COTS Avionics:

• Picked: Arming switches, load cell, flight computer, working on antenna and batteries

Airbrake:

• Picked: 20kg motor 
• Airbrake CAD is finished minus holes for bushings and newest load cell

Ave bay:

• No work done need other components
• height was updated (have lots of room now)

Recovery:

• Bay size changed to 100 mm

SCRAP

• Working away

This week: 

Ave bay: Mary Dertinger (RIT Student)

• Mary and Jonah start av bay CAD and meet with Yev*
• remove rounded corners on ave bay columns/bottom plate*
• Add fiber glass walls*
• Get components from Louis/Jim
• put components in CAD
• Mount components in CAD

Airbrake: Grace Dertinger (RIT Alumni) 

• put new load cell in CAD
• bushing holes for press fit
• double check airbrake design and fitting
• fix motor to mid plate (hole in front of the motor)

Recovery: Grace Dertinger (RIT Alumni) 

• pick out chute
• pick out line cutter
• Snatch force
• where to reef the chute
• fea on snatch force
• wire holes in recovery bay
• Split the recovery bay box into walls 

COTS Avionics: Louis Fleisher (RIT Student) 

• finish power budget with Jim
• pick antenna and batteries (big ass battery)
• Pick big batteries with 2 flight computers (scrap will be able to replace a flight computer if we don't have room)

Scrap: Jim Heaney (RIT Student) 

• Rough power budget including motor to Louis
• footprint for CAD
• Have schematic done end of the break