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tags:
  - daily
date: 2024-01-25
---
## Tasks

```tasks
due today
```

### Open Tasks
```tasks
due before today
no scheduled date
is not recurring
not done
sort by priority
```

```
```
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### New Tasks
- [ ] Research home-lab, FOSS (free and open source software) [apps](https://www.google.com/search?q=best+foss+apps+self+host&sca_esv=601356795&ei=XiyyZcejIOPZ7_UPweyCyAM&ved=0ahUKEwjHypWsn_iDAxXj7LsIHUG2ADkQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=best+foss+apps+self+host&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiGGJlc3QgZm9zcyBhcHBzIHNlbGYgaG9zdDIHECEYChigATIFECEYnwUyBRAhGJ8FMgUQIRifBUj5JFCoBFj8I3AEeAGQAQGYAdkBoAGVDaoBBjEuMTIuMbgBA8gBAPgBAcICChAAGEcY1gQYsAPCAgUQABiABMICBhAAGBYYHsICChAAGBYYHhgPGArCAggQABgWGB4YD8ICCxAAGIAEGIoFGIYDwgIFECEYoAHCAgQQIRgV4gMEGAAgQYgGAZAGCA&sclient=gws-wiz-serp). or [this list](https://perfectmediaserver.com/04-day-two/top10apps/) #todo/p 
## Quick Notes
[[Floris]] gave an update on the new hires
Bayraktar military drones that are used in Ukraine. A lot of applicants have worked there.
### New Hires
- senior c++ engineer: autopilot architect. We design a comprehensive software architecture, that is designed to accomplish the final version of the delivery drone. Pathplanning, foundation model, 
- control systems engineer: math and physics role, not software engineer. Design a control system, test it in the simulator. They can focus in their specialty. Goal is to do a control system (global controller) that can do the entire flight envelope. This is using wind-tunnel testing, and other system identification steps to create an accurate model.
- embedded linux engineer: vidit can help with embedded software as well. Embedded linux engineer: experienced. Increase the performance of cm4 image pipeline. 
- Project Manager: create schedule and follow it.

We have a lot of certainty: hardware is settled, foundation model, autopilot architecture --> 6 Months plan where classes and everything is defined.
Floris is excited about it, because we stop hacking and start developing a market worthy product.

[[Vidit]] asks where we're going.
- building new drone ([[Dannick]])
- Create videos of 
- use videos for business development to launch a pilot project
- get permits for drone operations: area that isn't close to an airport and is not a big city. Some countries are better (Switzerland, Norway, Estonia, Ireland, Australia).
- First operation: select area (probably around current swiss office) with large number of villages and towns to create a large service area with the drone. A lot of speed and range with Amprius areas --> connects a lot of restaurants --> creates huge market. 
	- We had conversations with founder of food delivery company in (eat.ch). Talked to grocery delivery company in eastern europe, looking for partnership to launch delivery service.
- Markets in Switzerland, Australia, etc. are quite large. Scale-up is possible to 20 million deliveries a year. Then we can certify drone with higher level certificates --> you can extend market to bigger cities.
- Value proposition is obvious: companies spend $10 per delivery and we can do it for $5, we can do it faster and further away --> open new markets.
- Pointless to commercialize the product before accomplishing the basic features (hooklanding, etc). 
- videos are going to be made with the smaller drone.

Most important thing this year: Finish the drone.
We don't necessarily need the approval of a big company to launch the service.


Foundation model is used for:
- path planning
- choose delivery surface
- Drone is sitting in hook, waiting for the package --> detect package to know that human is approaching with a payload box --> open payload bay
- many more features can be developed with the 3d map from the foundation model

Remote pilot is removed from the loop --> autonomous system directly.


Amprius cells:
- ladezyklen sind sehr reduziert. --> battery pack nur 1x pro Jahr ersetzen

### LED Project
- mic for my computer (mad-mapper) for sound reactive lights
- buy SN74AHCT125 level shifters and MAX4466 microphones and switch for martin
- buy simple leds incl. batteries for all members für maske
- Make small led project with WLED für meine Maske
- ethernet boards kaufen für esp32
- crossover kabel kaufen
- 

Heute abend
- wled testen mit setup im keller und madmapper
- sachen bestellen (siehe oben)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zzi5UIGnY2A&ab_channel=ChrisMaher
- Weiter nähen --> mit alena
- see comments in this [vid](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wZEJPShvmI&ab_channel=MakersMashup) for esp32 wled
# Daily Recap
## Learnings
- LED mapping with Artnet, Teensy and MadMapper: Video by [Aidan Lincoln](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbYYC8zcTxE&ab_channel=AidanLincoln)

## Planning of Tomorrow
### New Tasks for tomorrow
1. change due dates of unfinished tasks today
2. add new tasks:
- [ ]