This lab led the team to use a distance based code that would go exactly how far it needed to go, and then reverse the motors to brake the AEV. The only problem with this run is that it was highly inconsistent and the team couldn’t figure out why. The reason for the inconsistency was only discovered when the team reached out to a TA and the TA determined that the source of error was in the sensors themselves, since they were not zip tied onto the AEV properly.
From this lab the team has learned how to troubleshoot problems with the AEV extremely well, and has learned the intrinsic details of how the AEV records distance. This knowledge will be applied in subsequent labs, the CDR, and future careers in order to boost success and productivity.
Takeaways:
Design – After exhaust most possible scenarios problems, the Team has conclude that maybe the material of the arm could be the source of the problem.
Design – After fix many parts of the design and still haven’t found the problem, a new arm design with other material than acrylic is necessary to achieve the goal.
Design – Since the material has been a problem in the testing phase
Code- The code until now has appear to achieve the goal of the project, but a review of the code is necessary to accomplish a more efficient use of energy.