156B Week 5

Overview of Status of Analysis, Design, Fabrication, Tests, etc.

• • Composite frame and enclosure designs finalized.

  • Epoxied ESC's successfully tested

Accomplishments from Previous Week

• • Test flight successful

  • Preliminary Float testing performed

  • ESC's thermally coated

  • Finalized design

  • Rapid prototyped a test mold

Goals for Next Week (list names after each item). Use specific and measurable objectives.

• • Print 3D mold of housings (Vik)

  • New float design testing (Sheryl)

  • Get enclosure plates machined (Matt)

  • Complete purchasing of layup materials (Efrain)

  • Rapid prototype motor plates (Richard)

Sponsor Comments from Last Meeting and Actions Taken to Address these Comments (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)

• • Proposed wider stance of floats to improve stability

    • Positioned floats further out and tested 4/29

Instructor Comments from Last Meeting and Actions Taken to Address these Comments  (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)

• • Use expanding spray foam for floats - 4/24

  • Use plastic automotive fasteners for housing - 4/24

  • Orientation of the floats should have minimum impact on aerodynamics - 4/24

    • Place under pusher motors

Comments from Other Students in the Class (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)

• • Students were wondering if we could actually get the copter to fly 

  • Completed test flights over the weekend 4/14

Risks and Areas of Concern

• • Float design

Resources or Information Required but not Available

Schedule

• • Describe upcoming milestone

  • Update Gantt chart.

Budget (list amount spent and amount remaining)

• • Spent: 1,671.25

  • Remaining balance: 1,828.75

Progress on Report and Webpage

• • Continue to update multimedia and front page on website

  • revised parts previously worked on, continue to input new parts on report