The purpose of this lab was to test and retest the AEV on the track to create and record data, allowing to improve on the efficiency of the power supplied. Along with minimizing how much power is used. These plots allowed for the refining and improvement of the code and power efficiency of the AEV. By having a visual of how much power is used over a distance, it is easy to see where unnecessary power is being used.
This portion of the testing did not go as smoothly as the others had some problems with the code were encountered during the half track run but these were worked out and were eventually run successfully. It took more testing and trial and error to work out the problems in the code. The final code was very different from the code used in the other labs, so very little of it was used. What was used though was the information learned during the code writing processes from the other labs. Familiarity with the code led to quicker problem solving faster testing. The EEPROM data downloaded from the AEV after these tests were completed also allowed for better optimization of the AEV and the running of its propellers.
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