In this lab, the group worked on fixing previous issues, as well as working on a presentation that would be presented to the Instructional Staff and fellow classmates. For the first part of lab, one of the Arduino wires was not staying in place, which caused the Arduino not to run properly in the first bit of lab. Another problem that was encountered was one of the propeller’s would not stay on the AEV and would fly off. Several different replacement 3030 Pusher propellers were put into the motors, and after some time, a proper fit was found. When a test run was attempted, the AEV arm ran into one of the bumpers on the top of the track, and it could not move past this point. The group tried to adjust this by flipping the arm around, but this caused a drastic change in weight distribution, and the AEV would balancing one wheel on the track instead of two.
These problems will be worked on in the coming weeks, while the group prepares to present what we have accomplished so far in the lab, and what we hope to continue to accomplish in our further testing.