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Altium 365
Your Fall 2020 Subteam Leads & Project Managers
Skills to Thrive on the Subteam
[Insert skills (can be technical and soft skills) to do well on the subteam]
Additional links
[Links to additional references for subteam]The hardware team at Midnight Sun is responsible for all of the electrical systems that drive and control our vehicle. This includes the design, manufacturing and assembly and much more summarized under Theory of Operation - MSXV Hardware
Upcoming Sessions/Meetings
Upcoming 101 | HW Onboarding 101 - Tuesday September 10th @6:00pm - 9:00pm |
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Weekly Meetings | Standup: Weekly on Tuesdays at 6:00pm |
Fall 2024 Term Projects
On-boarding | Hardware systems overview, new-member electrical design challenge, and PCB design challenge/workshop |
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PCB Layout Design | Altium PCB schematic capture/layout for any of our unfinished boards |
Validation + Assembly | Get hands on in building one of our boards, and then validate that it works |
Vehicle Harness | Refining vehicle cable harnessing, includes crimping/investigation of ways to improve water-proofing. |
Design Research | Investigating components/research ideas for board improvements and architectural-level optimizations. |
To take on any of the above tasks, attend stand-ups and we’ll get you started :D
Your Fall 2024 Leads
Forest - Electrical Project Manager Forest Zhou
Hey I’m Forest, a 3B EE student who’s been on the team since my 1A term. Definitely let me know how I can help you get the most out of joining the team!
Talk to Me About
Anything hardware (coop included)
School
Life
Cycling
Aden - Electrical Lead Aden Chu
Hiya, I’m Aden! I’m a 2B EE student who joined after the 1B term. I’ve always loved electronics/anything STEM related since I was very young. I love talking and sharing things with people, so I’m always around to guide. Midsun has been a great community to meet people and learn new things, so I hope you enjoy it as well!
Talk to Me About
Anything STEM related, including school(quite literally, anything lol)
Life away from home
Music & Instruments
Video Games, Computers, Video editing
Evan- Electrical Lead Evan McCarthy
Hi, I’m Evan! I’m in 2A CE, and I’ve been on the team since I started 1A. I’ve learned almost everything I know about electronics through Midnight Sun, and I hope we can help you to improve your skills and build a great car!
Talk to Me About
Cooking
BMS systems
Anything!
Skills to Thrive on the Subteam
Eagerness to learn
Willingness to learn/Perseverance → hardware is a learning curve but overcoming it is rewarding
Time management - working on a design team and school is always a balancing act
Interest in electrical systems and things such as PCBA capture/system integration
Helpful links
Jira (Project Tracking): https://uwmidsun.atlassian.net/jira/software/projects/MSXVHW/boards/26
Project Summary/Related Link: Theory of Operation - MSXV Hardware