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Near the end of this past week, another opportunity for a flight test appeared. While there was not enough time to safely attach the avionics such as the camera or PixHawk 2, the prototype plane will be flying with a dummy payload to test and ensure the prototype’s ability to fly with the weight of the avionics mounted. As this …
This past weekend UAV Forge had its first flight test of the Sig-T kit plane. After working hard the week prior, the Structures team managed to get the plane assembled and ready for action allowing them to go to Blackstar Canyon with DBF. Unfortunately, no avionics (not necessary to fly) was tested as there wasn’t time to mount them. In …
To start off the new quarter, UAV Forge is jumping headfirst back into work. During the break, Forge has seen slight shifts in membership and leadership. The most significant of these changes are the promotion of Willy Chang to Chief Engineer of the Avionics and Ground Station teams and the promotions of Patrick Chung and Matthew Novencido to team leads …
With the quarter nearing closure, a few major changes have been decided within UAV Forge to allow the team to move into next quarter with new vigor and resolution. In these past few weeks, the Aerodynamics team has been working on determining the viability of using the Sig-T kit plane as a testing platform for Avionics’ hardware. The Propulsion team …
While still in the design phase, the project has produced significant progress towards the goal of having a design for the UAV established by the end of the quarter. However, this progress has not been without its own set of issues. The most immediate and prevalent issue that has arisen is the handling of budget. Due to a few small …
