Electrical
HW weekly update: everyone who finished onboarding is working on something now, main projects: BMS (AFEs for new members, Aden+Jun carrier), solar (to be testing, maybe solar sense, rn new members learn about solar), Controller Board breakouts, Driver Controls + Backup Camera. Todo in the near future: harnessing, soldering session
Going to schedule a time for Solar/MPPT testing to diagnose ongoing solar issues.
FW weekly update: ~10-15 ppl have finished onboarding and have been assigned tasks.
Telemetry is being worked on—issues with UART driver. Aryan will fix it today. We may need to purchase more XBees due to a version mismatch between our ones.
Tasks for the Bootloader and centre console have been handed outTest Validate battery test setup this week. Hopefully HV supply for next weekend??
Mechanical
General
MS15 → make car that drives, MS16 → make car that is reliable (and perform good)
Documentation WIP:
Design - Best Practices, Bild - Rules & Tutorial, Bay Rules - Around the solar car, Companies/ Services of Interest
Space Claim #3
Suspension finalize space allocation, figure out steering spot, place battery to balance CG
Jira is live, please use it
Working with sponsors/ sponsorship teams?
Exteriors
Weekly Update
Battery
Weekly Update
Internal Structures
Onboarding
Some members almost done, moving them onto MS15.5 interiors tasks/design sprints
Occupant Cell → Ethan = 🐐
Running the first round of Sims for rollcage
Reaching out to people to figure out more optimized solutions
Dynamics Framing
Flushed out the first round of dynamics mounting tubes
Aero-chassis integration
Will reach out to aero team a little later on in the week
Weekly Update
Dynamics
Suspension
Parametric Nodal Checkpoint: End of Hell Week
Finalize Plan with Rear Hub: Before Reading week
Weekly Update
Steering
Parametric Nodal Checkpoint: End of Hell Week
Weekly Update
Brakes
Calculator Checkpoint: End of October
Total cost breakdown of MS15 brake components
Limit switch/ rotary encoder discussion
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