Agenda

• Updates on the CAD challenge from last week, how did it go and what were some of the challenges faced?
• Talk about the revamp of the notion page, including the task tracker, project tracker/chapters, and new meetings
  • Explain how we will go about task management going forward
• introduction to fusion teams and CAD file management
  • version control
    • name scene will be 00_PartName_2023-11-25
  • share files
• Project Updates
  • discuss future tasks, allocate CAD work going into the future

Project Updates

• Chris - Management

  • Setting up the new Notion Page, trying to get a better idea on how we should deal with file management
  • Finishing the Master Model to be prepped to be split up into parts for other members to work on

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• Tuna Can Mounting Research - Zhaoyang + Yume

  • Zhaoyoung Thought of a few mounting ideas, and will add these to the task.
    • idea with a metal plate with fasteners to hold the part
  • Should take a look at the CAD to get an idea of where and how the mounting holes work
  • Yume looked at the CAD and is thinking of ways to mount
    • mount it similar to a pc104 stack up
    • thinking of how to support it from the bottom,
      • will need to find out how well this thing needs to be secured
      • Tuna can has M3 holes (3.2 diameter)
    • will start CADDING designs once she gets the +z panel

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• Anodizing Research - Serra

  • Did research on how Anodizing works
    • found an article that focuses on anodizing in space application, it is specifically about what we want
    • talks about black anodizing and what chemicals they require
    • mostly bout aluminium anodizing
      • since it is focused on aluminum this would only work on that, rail will likely be aluminium

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• Solar Panels - Atharva

  • Did research on solar panels, to see if we require structural panels or not
    • Made a slide that talked about solar panels
      • Ways to mount the solar panels and potential ways we can move out the solar panels
        • will have to see if this is a viable idea
    • if we move the solar panels. what will cover the internal components
      • we can use a metal sheet to cover the components, but could be a mass problem
    • discussion with issues with vibration will need to be discussed further in the future
    • ask Coby about the results of the solar panel analysis

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• Eletrical Components - Caitlin

  • No time, didn’t have time to do stuff
  • BOARDS: OBC, EPS, Payloader Controller Board. They will all be 95 x 90 cm.
    • research on boards
    • all of these are mounted onto a PC/104 stackup
    • How are we going to fix the threaded rods into the brackets
      • helicoils inside the brackets
      • nut and a standoff
      • we are waiting on electrical layout and component
      • we need to think about how we are accommodate wiring, which solely depends on where the connectors
      • we need to balance mass, the connectors have to be on both sides to distribute mass
    • Reach out to hardware regarding connectors on each board
    • RJ45. Ribbon, USB ports
  • How do we fix cables inside the connector
  • Connectors must be facing the side
  • Task gonna be battery pack
    • battery pack on pbc, on a metal sheet, or a full robust design

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• Star Tracker Mounting - Ivan

  • Research on what the star tracker does
    • Take a look at the mechanical IDE
    • Do one more cad challenge
    • take a look at the current startracker model and bracket

General Notes

• Everyone got a chance to finish the CAD challenge and did not have too many problems, the team seems somewhat comfortable with modelling. Some struggled face during the CAD Challenge
  • Creating the cutout before the circles
    • eventually found that the offset sketch feature makes the process a lot simpler
  • understanding the X notation in engineering drawings
• CAD file management
  • new version control naming scheme
  • get Fusion Teams as assigned in the tasks by next week

Action Items