The purpose of this lab was to become familiar with the MATLAB design analysis tool, a tool which helps to conduct a performance analysis of the AEV. Immediately following a run, data from the arduino was extracted on to the computer. Next, the data was translated into EEPROM analysis calculations and was uploaded to the design analysis tool in MATLAB, which plotted graphs of Power v. Distance and Power v. Time. Due to malfunction in the arduino board and a lengthy diagnosis period, the team was not able to complete Lab 7. However, the team still gained the knowledge required to continue perfecting the AEV through analysis of another team’s data and translation of that to fit their AEV*.
Major takeaways from this lab are the are the ability to further address issues in power consumption, improve design and code in order to achieve desired efficiency/power consumption, and concrete data for each AEV code and configuration — something which helped to narrow down options and reach a final design.
View the full executive summary here: ES 7
Note: Data in executive summary is not Group K’s, but executive summary is original.
*= instruction to do so was given by Lab TA’s.