20220608 Dev Meeting

Agenda

General:

• Update from relevant previous calls
• Tagged: issues, PR.

Notes

• HamishW probably not attend next meeting (PX4 Dev Summit). Propose abandon.

• Improve payload deploy specific messages #1855

  • Would be good to have feedback from a Winch expert and ArduPilot person.
  • Generally delay can be added if needed.
  • Semantics of a gripper with feedback seem to make more sense to handle in the flight stack.

• common.xml: add ignition_voltage to EFI_STATUS

  • Seems sensible. Generally cool, but let see whether worth making a smaller field?

• ardupilotmega: add nav_attitude_time command #1852 - do we want in common? Commit to implement?

  • Use case not clear?, but probably interested
  • Would need to fix param 5 to param 7 so it makes sense.
  • Query Randy about purpose.

• RFC 0018 - Improved Battery Status Reporting #19 + WIP smart battery messages #7 (dronecan)

  • This is basically aligned. A little churn, but probably close enough to prototype.
  • General feeling is that development.xml can merge and basic prototyping be done in the coming weeks.
  • Discussion of the "protections"

• MAV_WINCH_STATUS_CLUTCH_ENGAGED: clarify definition #1781

  • James to follow up with Randy if this is OK.

Attendees: Hamish, JulianO,