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  1. Electrical

    1. 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

    2. Going to schedule a time for Solar/MPPT testing to diagnose ongoing solar issues.

    3. 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 out

    4. Validate battery test setup this week. Hopefully HV supply for next weekend??

  2. Mechanical

    1. General

      1. MS15 → make car that drives, MS16 → make car that is reliable (and perform good)

      2. Documentation WIP:

        • Design - Best Practices, Bild - Rules & Tutorial, Bay Rules - Around the solar car, Companies/ Services of Interest

      3. Space Claim #3

        • Suspension finalize space allocation, figure out steering spot, place battery to balance CG

      4. Jira is live, please use it

      5. Working with sponsors/ sponsorship teams?

    2. Exteriors

      1. Weekly Update

    3. Battery

      • Most members finished onboarding during the last weekly-check-in

        • Working on enclosure removal-tool, researching cells for MS16 and early enclosure ideation

      • MS15.5 tasks 50% complete

      • Successfully spotwelded using HV room spot-welder

      • Firmware working on testing for temperature

    4. Internal Structures

      1. Onboarding

        • Some members almost done, moving them onto MS15.5 interiors tasks/design sprints

      2. Occupant Cell → Ethan = 🐐

        • Running the first round of Sims for rollcage

        • Reaching out to people to figure out more optimized solutions

      3. Dynamics Framing

        • Flushed out the first round of dynamics mounting tubes

      4. Aero-chassis integration

        • Will reach out to aero team a little later on in the week

      5. Weekly Update

    5. Dynamics

      1. Suspension

        • Parametric Nodal Checkpoint: End of Hell Week

        • Finalize Plan with Rear Hub: Before Reading week

        • Weekly Update

      2. Steering

        • Parametric Nodal Checkpoint: End of Hell Week

        • Weekly Update

      3. Brakes

        • Calculator Checkpoint: End of October

        • Total cost breakdown of MS15 brake components

        • Limit switch/ rotary encoder discussion

        • Weekly Update

  1. Operations

    1. A couple of new people reached out and mentioned they wanted to join, so planning on going over an overview of operations with them today

    2. Working on Dean’s funding and WEEF (so far batteries and hardware has put in requests, but add in more if needed)!

      1. Dean’s funding doesn’t seem to have any restrictions for what we can ask for per se, the request is more focused on the benefits of our project and innovations

    3. Finish up a post for CAGIS

    4. Brainstorm ideas for crowdfunding

    5. Start reaching out to external sponsors

  2. Other

    1. Midsun Resume Review + 1on1s ?

    2. Electrium Move in on Tuesday

    3. UWaterloo Email and SharePoint update:

      1. Email is eng-sola@uwaterloo.ca, SharePoint site request needs to be submitted by Peter (email sent to Peter on Friday)

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