CanberraUAV

Notes for meeting chair/minute takers

2013 June 24

Present:

Stephen Dade

Andrew Tridgell

Jack Pittar

Jonathon Parrott

Matt Ridley

Darrell Burkey

Report on in-progress items

CMAC-weather-station

no action noted

bixler_workshop

Jack will talk to Alex in regards to whether it is viable running the workshop.

Need to set a solid timetable for it.

mu-thermal-camera

no action noted

SAR-scenarios

no action noted

schools-program

Andrew Moss is looking for a PtGrey camera to borrow.

Currently unable to locate the spare camera.

DGPS

Tridge has made contact with an ANU student doing a project on DGPS. Possible scope for collaboration.

OBC2014

Entries close on July 3 (next week)

Currently 67 teams registered. This is a similar number to the 2013 OBC

Other business

Asset Register

Matt needs copies of CanberraUAV’s financial transactions as a starting point for the asset register.

Stephen will trawl through his email archives for any relevant messages

Imaging Code

Now released as easy-to-use python packages

See Tridge’s post on DIYDrones (http://www.diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/demonstration-of-canberrauav-image-search-algorithm) for installation and usage details.

Already proving to be popular.

Possible Testing Ground

Jack has made contact with a landowner North of Canberra who is potentially interested in letting us fly over his land.

We will meet with him on Sunday and take a look at the property.

See the private mailing list for full details.

Quadcopter Workshop

Will cost around $730 per person (not including MHV membership costs).

Will be using the APM 2.6 as the PX4 is currently sold out and the Arducopter code base has only just been released for the PX4.

Should be able to announce it within the next couple of days.