Every team meeting (Tuesday afternoon), we do a standup – we describe what we’ve done in the last week (any success, fail, roadblocks, unexpected things, etc).
After, we select the tasks from the Backlog and assign priority and assignee so that everyone has something todo for that sprint period. The task is now placed in the “Triage” list.
Team members work on the task, placed in “In Progress”. Once it’s done, it moves to “Review”.
Lastly, before the next team meeting, the task cards are cleaned up and placed in “Done”.
Regulatory Requirements for Drone and Radio Transmission
Peter + Wilson:
Transport Canada outlines restrictions and regulations regarding drone usage.
There are two (relevant) drone categories outlined by Transport Canada for flying drones over 250 grams:
Basic Operations - if you are flying in uncontrolled airspace and flying more than 30 meters horizontally from bystanders.
Requires the operator to pass a basic examination and register the drone with Transport Canada.
Advanced Operations - if you are flying in controlled airspace, over bystanders, or within 30 meters of bystanders.
Requires the operator to pass an advanced examination, register the drone with Transport Canada, and pass an in-person flight review.
Also requires that the drone has an RPAS safety certification, and an additional waiver if modifications are made.
As Vancouver/UBC are within restricted airspace envelopes, additional requirements are enforced by Nav Canada.
To fly at UBC, we’d need written permission from UBC, provide 48 hours notice to Nav Canada, and restrict access to the ground below the drone.
These requirements likely make it too onerous for us to fly at UBC. We might have to fly demo/capture flights in other geographical areas (ex. Abbotsford).
Peter will liason with the UBC Unmanned Aircraft Systems team for advice regarding navigating regulatory requirements. Make trello card
Ask UAS to help gather training data or fly our prototype
On transmission outside of the 2.4/5GHz bands, an amateur radio certification is required.
If we use off-the-shelf WiFi/Bluetooth components this will not be a problem, but a custom transmission solution might require it.
During the transmitter’s operation at least one license holder must be present, so it’s not necessary that the entire team goes through the process.
The turn-around time for acquiring a license is low (a few days), so this is a low risk item.