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2022-04-28 - Mech Leads Meeting Minutes

2022-04-28 - Mech Leads Meeting Minutes

Apr 29, 2022

Goals

  • Recap the term, how things went

General Notes

Sub-team Related

  • Focus on the organization & standardization of parts in the Bay

  • Invite people to just walk them through troubleshooting, where to find things in the Bay, what their resources are

    • Partner up less experienced members with more experienced members

  • More work sessions, across subteams 

  • More in-person support period → back to more work sessions! (mech specifically)

  • Partner up people working on smaller projects

  • Have people first work on something and then give them responsibilities when possible

 

Technical 

  • KNOW OUR SCOPE/WHAT ARE OUR TRUE GOALS

  • More emphasis on leads worrying about big-picture stuff, emphasis on the role of reviewing design when everyone else is focused on ultra-specific details

    • More of an ideal, requires very technically capable people who aren't preoccupied with designing other stuff

  • Emphasis on making things work 

    • Pre-assemble subsystems whenever possible

      • Helps locate missing parts, see what doesn't collide

  • Emphasis on detailed CAD

    • Working with accurate models

    • Design with tolerance

    • Emphasis on making CAD work BEFORE manufacturing anything, really

  • Emphasis on critical reviewing

    • (Constructively) roast the details

    • Careful not to completely dunk on people

    • Goal is to have a team that you can rely on for a second look

  • Any future design decisions should be backed by data 

    • SOME kind of prototyping, doesn't have to be quantitative, qualitative are pretty powerful

    • Test as much as possible with what we have

  • Documentation is good

    • Machining tracker and purchase history was blessed