Advanced Research and Development was used to test various aspects of the AEV based on more specific areas of interest chosen by the group.
Dual-Propeller vs Aligned Propeller AEV
This tested the difference in efficiency between a standard dual-propeller design and an aligned propeller design using a 3D printed part to allign the propellers.
//Accelerate the motors to 25%
celerate(4,0,25,3);
//Go to absolute position of 5 feet
goToAbsolutePosition(123);
//Brake
brake(4);
Contra-Rotating vs Aligned Propeller AEV
This tested the difference between the aligned propeller AEV from before and a similarly oriented AEV where the motors faced each other and spun in opposite directions. The aligned propeller AEV used the code from the previous test, while the contra-rotating AEV used the code that follows.
//Accelerate the motors to 25%
reverse(1);
celerate(4,0,25,3);
//Go to absolute position of 5 feet
goToAbsolutePosition(123);
//Brake
brake(4);
Dual-Propeller vs Direct Drive AEV
This experiment tested our newly acquired direct drive AEV vs the standard dual-propeller AEV, as it had previously been proven the most efficient. The direct drive AEV used the following code, almost identical to that of the dual-propeller AEV, but altered slightly to account for the fact that it has only one motor.
//Accelerate the motors to 25%
celerate(1,0,25,3);
//Go to absolute position of 5 feet
goToAbsolutePosition(123);
//Brake
brake(1);