[Canberrauav] Weekend Plans
Stephen Dade stephen_dade at hotmail.com 
Tue Jul 15 23:32:45 EST 2014 

Hi everyone,

The plan for this weekend is twofold:

-Verify the Odroid/GPS interference issue is solved

-Take some video footage of our full (or as close as practical) GCS for the
D3 video.

With GCS, we would need a couple of laptops running MAVProxy, Networking
gear (which I have), antenna tracker and (hopefully) the van with
table/chairs.

I would also like to do a flight with the GCS network running, to both
verify the setup and ensure the other (non-Tridge) GCS operators start
getting experience with MAVProxy. The network switch is Lipo powered, so we
are flexible in GCS placement.

Jack has indicated that there won't be a need for a Thursday build night
this week.

Thanks

Stephen

[Canberrauav] Weekend Recap
Stephen Dade stephen_dade at hotmail.com 
Sun Jul 20 19:33:11 EST 2014 

Hi everyone,

Thanks to everyone who came down to CMAC today and helped out with the
testing - Jack, Tridge, Chris, Matt, James and Darrell.

We performed a number of tests today:

-1x 50min flight with the camera/Odroid/5.8GHz systems. The system operated
with great success (after Tridge made a quick mid-flight software patch) and
it was able to pick out the "dummies" we had in the field.

-1x 20min flight with the ground station out at Red Hill. We confirmed that
the 5.8GHz radio link definitely has the range (and stability) we require.

-A quick setup of the full ground station to check the layout.

Some work came from this:

-The RFD900 needs to be fitted to the Bushmaster (as the 3DR radio didn't
have the range to complete the 900MHz to Red Hill)

-The USB cable between the camera and Odroid was very unreliable during the
second flight. It needs to be replaced.

-Chris has his own to-do list for the van-ground-station

-If Jack has time, he may be able to strengthen the landing gear on the
Bushmaster (it was slightly bent after a heavy landing)

Thanks

Stephen

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