Analysis & Results for Motor Configuration Test:
Figure 1: Power vs. Distance for Motor Configurations Test
Table 1: The Energy of Each Motor Configuration Corresponding to Figure 1
Based on the results from propeller configurations test, team J has decided to keep using the 45-degree up grey propeller configuration in the future for best AEV efficiency and for motor configurations test. Figure 1 shows that the control motor configuration (both motors facing the same direction as the AEV went) traveled the longest distance among all three conditions. In addition, Figure 2 shows that the control motor configuration actually dissipated the least energy, 106.796 J, among all three motor configurations. Combining two figures above, the control motor configuration is actually the best motor configuration.
Different Types of Motor Configurations
Both motors facing backwards:
Both motors facing forward:
Motor 1 facing forward & Motor 2 facing backwards:
