This week, Gatormatix has been focusing on getting ready to present for Prototype Inspection Day (PID) on Tuesday. The team has had some issues with flight testing, but we are continuing to persevere and fix things when anything goes wrong. So far, the team has had to replace propellers and repair the body of the drone with tape. Despite these setbacks, the team has progressed in getting their platform to fly, which is good.

Unfortunately, there were some issues and the battery charger stopped working, right before the prototype day. We are working on rushing a new one for our team to try to have it before the exhibit. However, if this doesn’t come on time, we will have to make do with showing videos of flights, as well as using simulations. Overall, the team is optimistic to continue work on the sensor platform, which is the second part of the project.