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2026-04-24
Week 16 — Capstone Festival, Program Complete
Last entry. Capstone Festival is today, portfolio and Learning Journal are submitted, and
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2026-04-21
Week 15 — Project Wrapped, Testing Report Locked, Draft Presentation Cut
Project wrapped for the Capstone Festival. Testing Report closed out, draft presentation video recorded against the Phase 5 cinematic clips, and the README got a final polish including an embedded 8-drone highlight GIF. 3 days remain to the Apr 24 deadline — remaining work is rehearsal, portfolio/journal submission, and the
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2026-04-14
Week 14 — Phase 5 Complete, Phase 6 in Flight, Thesis Clarified
Phase 5 done 12 days ahead of the M4 gate, Phase 6 underway. The cinematic trailer was edited from the 20 captured clips and published to YouTube early in the week. The back half shifted to documentation and framing — making the research question explicit: coordination, not stabilization. 10 days remain to the Apr 24 deadline. No training is planned; only editing, rehearsal, and submission remain.
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2026-04-07
Week 13 — Phase 4 Complete, Showcase Prep Begins 7 Days Early
Forest navigation now works cleanly — 0 body penetrations in 700-step play with 8 drones weaving through 40cm tree trunks. Phase 4 is complete and Phase 5 (Showcase Prep) starts 7 days early.
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2026-03-31
Week 12 — Phase 3 Complete, 9 Days Early
Rebuilt Phase 2 from scratch, achieved formation control in a single session, then blew through Phase 3 — finishing 9 days ahead of schedule.
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2026-03-24
Week 11 — Phase 2 Complete, Formation Control Achieved
Completed Phase 2 — drones can now maintain stability and hold formation distance from each other.
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2026-03-17
Week 10 — MAPPO Training Pipeline and Environment Finalization
Finalized the MARL environment, set up the MAPPO training pipeline, and replanned the schedule after falling ~2 weeks behind.
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2026-03-10
Week 9 — Isaac Lab Integration and Brain Development
Set up the Isaac Lab development environment locally and got my first Crazyflie drone running in simulation — laying the groundwork for multi-agent training.