Fall Test Plan
PR Presenters
| PR#7 | 09/11/2025 | Gweneth Ge |
| PR#8 | 09/25/2025 | Yi Wu |
| PR#9 | 10/09/2025 | Joshhua Pen |
| PR#10 | 10/30/2025 | Lance Liu |
| PR#11 | 11/13/2025 | Jet Situ |
Fall Validation Demonstrations
Updated WBS
We updated our WBS, specifically 1.3.1, 1.3.6, 1.5. The timeline of tasks is provided below.

Timeline of Tasks
Summer–09/10
- Optimize mechanical design (Gweneth, Josh)
- Tune drone for stable flights (Lance)
- Provide system support (Jet)
- Provide software support (Yi)
09/11–09/24
- Prepare for the DARPA competition (All)
09/25–10/08
- Participate in the DARPA competition (Gweneth, Josh, Lance, Jet)
- Retrofit the drone for VIO (Josh, Lance, Gweneth)
- Propose swarm algorithm (Jet)
- Perform unit testing on the LiDAR system running the Super Odometry algorithm (Yi)
10/09–10/29
- Integrate firmware between MAVROS and the VIO system (Josh, Lance, Gweneth)
- Calibrate the VIO system with the initial ground frame and GPS point (Josh, Lance, Gweneth)
- Validate VIO detection of distinct markers for ground-based localization (Josh, Lance, Gweneth)
- Deploy initial swarm algorithm in the simulation above (Jet)
- Develop tree detection algorithm using LiDAR data (Yi)
10/30–11/12
- Finalize VIO system (Josh, Lance, Gweneth)
- Deploy swarm algorithm on drones (Jet)
- Integrate LiDAR-detected obstacles into the full-course mapping process (Yi)
11/13–FVD Encore
- Tests and Revising (All)