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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 for esp32 wled
Daily Recap
Learnings
- LED mapping with Artnet, Teensy and MadMapper: Video by Aidan Lincoln
Planning of Tomorrow
New Tasks for tomorrow
- change due dates of unfinished tasks today
- add new tasks: