After rumours about a local market in close proximity that served freshly baked doughnuts, Kestrel held a vote whether said doughnuts should be acquired. A critical lunch break was voted in favour by the entire group, before we marched our way to buy solid amounts of doughnuts. Other than that, this week’s efforts centered on early-stage development planning, hardware concept evaluation, and initial interface work. A software development roadmap was established, along with a preliminary communication setup plan between the dispenser and ground station, pending hardware availability for implementation. Interface integration with QGroundControl encountered issues due to unreliable GPS and Wi-Fi connectivity, limiting progress on autonomous flight functionality. Interface modifications began with initial UI elements added, supported by ongoing research. Hardware-focused tasks involved exploring and comparing various concepts for the lid mechanism and charging systems, with promising solutions identified for further analysis. Material assessments and calculations, including thermal considerations and actuator requirements, supported ongoing design work. CAD prototyping and part sourcing also advanced, contributing to system prototyping and planning.

Sprint Summary:

Name	Task	Comments
Kasper	Communication between dispenser and ground station Make plan on software development	Made a set up plan for dispenser communication, need Pi to implement. Software development plan finished.
Eirik	QGroundControl interface to drone Class diagram	Problem with GPS and Wi-Fi connection to drone, unable to triangulate drone between GPS satellites, making autonomous flight unavailable. Scrapped class diagram, as this needs a more sofisticated overview of the code architecture, which is too early in the project as of right now.
Kristian T	Risk analysis QGroundControl modification user interface	Implement changes continously throughout the project. Added a button to the UI, need more modification. A lot of time in research
Kristian M	Lid opening system Charging solution	Found different solutions, need to analyse and select the most fitting. Found one fitting solution, will do more research into that option.
Ruben	Material assessment Lid opening system	Considering a few options. Other tasks: Thermal calculations. Found different solutions, need to analyse and select the most fitting. Other tasks: Torque stepper motor & lead screw.
Ulrik	Prototyping in CAD. Part sourcing.	Cooperated with Ruben in calculation. Automatic contact charging.