Minutes of ERPS General Meeting #246
17 October 2002
The President called the meeting to order at 8:28 PM. Members present
were Kevin Bollinger, Randall Clague, Bill Clawson, Nate Dietrich, Rick
Eversole, David Masten, Alex Mikhailov, Gerald Nordley, Dan Solvin,
Adrian Tymes, Michael Wallis, and Chris Winter.
Reports and discussion on agenda items were as follows:
CMT
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Kevin Bollinger
Nothing to report
DOCUMENTATION
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Chris Winter
Nothing to report
INFOTECH
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Sean Lynch
Nothing to report
LIAISON & PAO
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Michael Wallis
It was announced at the World Space Congress in Houston that
the X-Prize is fully funded at $10M. Two new contestants have been
added to the list. One of them is John Carmack's team at Armadillo
Aerospace; the other is a group in eastern Europe.
Gerald Nordley volunteered to organize ERPS participation in
Silicon 2003. Such participation is mutually desirable, since this is the
most technology-oriented of local science fiction conventions.
LOGISTICS
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Sean Lynch
Nothing to report
TREASURER
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Michael Wallis
Chris Winter
A total of $328.51 was disbursed at this meeting to repay
members for parts and supplies.
CHIEF SCIENTIST
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Kevin Bollinger
Kevin reported continued progress on his various projects.
FLIGHT CONTROLS
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Bill Clawson
Gizmocopter's four motors were powered and spun at variable
rates using the BASIC stamp. Anomalous operation was observed, and
this persisted when the BASIC stamp was taken out of the loop.
Troubleshooting is under way.
PROPELLANTS
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Pierce Nichols
Kevin is adapting his mobile sparger design to various changes in
components.
REGULATORY
AFFAIRS
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Randall Clague
Nothing to report
SAFETY
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Dave Masten
Safety is AOK.
TESTING
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Dave Masten
Dave reported that the UTC (United Technologies) site on Metcalf
Road north of Morgan Hill is not a possibility due to liability concerns.
Gerald Nordley reported that he is negociating with contacts at Ames
Research Center.
Substantial progress on construction of a dedicated water supply
at the Ranch was made on Saturday. A hydrant was placed and
concreted near the test stand, all of the pipe has been laid, and most of
the plumbing to tie it into the two tanks is complete. Unfortunately, due
to a mis-communication with Chuck, his water system drained
completely. This may result in more restrictions being imposed on our
use of Ranch water.
A work party is scheduled for Sunday morning, 20 October, to
finish up work on this system.
Gizmocopter
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Bill Clawson
See the entry for Flight Controls, above.
SMARTFLIGHT
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Dave Weinshenker
Nothing to report
KISS
----
Mark Blair
Cold-flow tests of KISS 3 were performed at CDI on Tuesday. A
total of 10 liters of water was expelled, and pressure held constant within
+/- 10% of nominal. KISS-III is deemed ready for static firing.
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Sean Lynch
Nothing to report
POGO
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Dave Masten
Nothing to report
COMPOSITES
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Kevin Bolligner
Kevin reported that assembly of his filament winder is nearly
complete. A five-foot Acme screw driven by a stepper motor to carry the
bobbin back and forth. The machine can vacuum-bag and cure without
major changes in assembly.
Dan reported progress on his carbon-braid option.
SPARGER/FF
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Pierce Nichols
Nothing to report
NEW BUSINESS
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Chris suggested that, since a number of members have
undertaken to produce training materials (Web pages, Powerpoint
presentations, and the CD-ROM), it would be worthwhile to organize a
training team. This will be discussed further at the next Board meeting.
Meeting #246 adjourned at 9:05 PM. The next meeting will take place on
7 November 2002.
Aftermath
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A total of $8.50 in pun taxes was collected.
Respectfully submitted,
Chris Winter
Secretary, ERPS
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