Track Variance

Track 1

Average Power: 5.105 Watts

Average Distance: 4.037 meters

Power Range: 12.6821 Watts

Median Power: 2.3519 Watts

Standard Deviation(average of each run was used): 0.04119

Track 2

Average Power: 5.031Watts

Average Distance: 3.8821 meters

Power Range: 12.6361 Watts

Median Power: 2.3435 Watts

Standard Deviation(average of each run was used): 0.01506

Track 3

Average Power: 5.006 Watts

Average Distance: 3.4052 meters

Power Range: 12.6361 Watts

Median Power: 2.2882 Watts

Standard Deviation(average of each run was used): 0.06710

Track 4

Average Power: 5.056 Watts

Average Distance: 3.3103 meters

Power Range: 12.7173 Watts

Median Power: 2.2902 Watts

Standard Deviation(average of each run was used): 0.06066

Code Used For the Tests

reverse(4);

celerate(4,0,45,2);;

motorSpeed(4,40);

goFor(3.35);

brake(4);

motorSpeed(15);

goFor(0.5);

brake(4);

Conclusion

Track variance provided some very insightful information regarding the AEV. It was interesting to see how the slight variances between inclines and declines in the tracks affected the distance the AEV was able to travel. Being able to see this was significant because it helped us acknowledge the differences. Additionally we were able to see how the power consumption was affected by these differences in the track and note how the power consumption was also affected by the battery degradation between trials on each track. It’s apparent how the battery charge degradation affected the trials because with each track the distance continued to decrease due to running three trials on each track one after another. Moving forward, it’s important for us to account for the battery charge being low and how that will affect the trials. Additionally its important to alter the code based on the different tracks so that it can stop precisely on each track.