Exercise 4 (AEV Analysis Tool)
AEV Motor Power Over Time
In this plot, the Arduino is increasing in power from rest to approximately 6.67 watts in 2 seconds (celebrate function). The Arduino then decelerates to about 5.5 watts and maintains that percentage of power for about 6 seconds (motorSpeed function). Next, the Arduino breaks, which causes the power to almost immediately decrease to 0 (brake function). Approximately 9 seconds into the code, the Arduino then accelerates to about 6.5 watts, maintains 5.5 watts of power, and then almost instantly spikes to 15.7 watts of power within a third of a second (celebrate function). Finally, the Arduino decelerates to about 8.6 watts for one second (celebrate function).
AEV Motor Power Over Distance
In this plot, the Arduino accelerates to approximately 6.67 watts within the first 0.05 meters traveled (celebrate function). The Arduino then maintains its power at 5.5 watts for the next 2.5 meters (motorSpeed function) and remains at rest (brake function) until it reaches 3.33 meters, where it increases in power again over the next 0.6 meters. Finally, the Arduino drastically increases in power at 4.5 meters of the total 4.8 meter distance it travels. It then decelerates within the last 0.3 meters of its trip (brake function).
(“Advanced Research and Development and Performance Tests”, 2017)