Throughout the course of the project, there were three different performance tests completed. Each of these tests built on each other until the final performance test, which incorporated the entire mission.
Performance Test 1
The goal of performance test 1 was to have the AEV travel up to the gate, stop between the sensors, wait for 7 seconds, then travel through the gate.
Result: Successful
Code Used: motorSpeed command based
AEV Used: AEV Model 2
Performance Test 2
The goal of performance test 2 was to have the AEV travel up to the gate, stop between the sensors, wait for 7 seconds, travel through the gate and connect to the caboose.
Result: Successful
Code Used: position command based
AEV Used: AEV Model 3
Final Performance Test
The goal of the final performance was to have the AEV travel up to the gate, stop between the sensors, wait for 7 seconds, travel through the gate and connect to the caboose. After connecting to the caboose, the AEV would travel back up to the gate, stop between the sensors, wait for 7 seconds, travel through the gate and stop back in the starting zone. This was to be done 3 times.
Results:
Attempt 1 – 95% successful
Attempt 2 – 90% successful
Attempt 3 – 100% successful
Code Used: position command based
AEV Used: AEV Model 3
