Codes Used:
celerate(4,0,x,1.5);
motorSpeed(4,x);
goToRelativePosition(-y);
brake(4);
Where x is 35 – 50 in increments of 5 and y is 50 or 100 depending on the trial.
Conclusions:
35% motor speed was the most energy efficient speed for towing the caboose, followed closely by 40%. Further tests may have shown 40% to be more efficient, but 35% was slightly better in this case. 45% and 50% speeds proved to be very inefficient, using much more energy than the other two speeds and often not gaining much more distance or time to make up for it.
Supporting graphs:
50 Mark Tests:
100 Mark Tests:
