Meeting Minutes
How do we want to arrange team discussions moving forwards?
e.g. update focused, vs subsystem focused
more cross sub-team collaborations (e.g. October’s general meeting, yesterday’s drivetrain meeting were good)
PDR
Each sub-team should write up a short paragraph describing their subsystem
Example from last year: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t9ZB0ADZ4zBIYMw5c7c2nWJdRhN2yeoIOxv2uG27XV0/edit
Timelines
Manufacturing timelines from Mech?
How long does mech need to build everything (assuming all parts are in)
How long does electrical estimate they need to wire + test everything?
How long does SW/FW estimate they need to test their code?
SAR starts early March, late Feb, lets plan to get everything done by latest mid January
Components
Encoders: If I don’t get any email reply from RLS, I’ll send out a follow up email today once my midterm’s done
Updates from Finance:
Thank you to the leads for your help with WEEF!!
We had our presentation on Tuesday, and I’ve found out from a friend on the council that we have tentatively received our 4th option. (officially confirmed in the next two weeks or so). This was less then we thought based on how much was allocated, but still around how much we normally get for a term. There will also be more funding available for next term then normal.
Eng Soc is due on Tuesday. There is some leeway to this deadline as no one really found out until today as the website was not updated, though I would like to get it in on time. In the past, we’ve gotten between $500-$1,000/term. Because we know what we got from WEEF (before most would) we can strategically ask for eng soc. Specifically, eng soc likes things that last longer, so I think we should ask for a soldering station, and some cables and tools for software too. We have some leftover money that has not been spent yet for electrical/mechanical, so I will be reaching out to the respective leads and letting you know how much and what it is for.
As per my calculations we only have $400 left from past WEEF grants. This is not worrisome, as we just got more funding, and I have included several large purchases already. Just FYI.
I need to get a grip on every single sponsor we currently have. I’ve already talked to some people last week, but if anyone knows anything about sponsors, we’re using please let me know asap (I need it for PDR)