CanberraUAV

Notes for meeting chair/minute takers

2013 September 02

present:

Chris Gough

Darrell Burkey

Fergus McCracken

Grant Morphett

Jack Pittar

Jonathan Parrott

Paul Warren

Sean Morrison

Stephen Dade

Andrew Tridgell

Report on in-progress items

OBC2014

We passed D1 - YAY

The TV Documentary was ok

Replacement Boomerang build coming along ok

Tridge flying Acrowot to continue testing

Got contact details of gyro-copter flyers out at Rural location so we can contact them before we go out to avoid any potential collisions

Laser APD with optics - with a 1Hz 30% target 200m range, 1Hz 90% target 400m range

Piksi GPS

Email from them states assembling second week of September

Field Trip

Chris G spoke with Tim Brown - Arboretum - Forestry department at ANU. They want a fly over of a plot of trees.

Quadcopter workshop

On hold at the moment - awaiting PX4s from 3DR.

Bixler workshop

On hold at the moment - awaiting PX4s from 3DR.

ANU visit

ANU is doing APM and PX4 development - RSISE. They have a Quadcopter arena, and working on differential GPS. Visit planned to see cool toys. Arrangements still being made. Ongoing as host has been very ill.

mu-thermal-camera

Seem to be running behind. As of 2 weeks ago 20 days until firmware is done.

SAR-scenarios

Jono spoke with someone from SAR field stating their may be exceptions for people flying UAVs in “emergency” scenarios.

schools-program

Dickson college - problems finding Huggin propellers, motors that match for enough power

OBCHints

no action noted

DGPS

no action noted

Other business