Figure 1-Comparative Graph of Different Motor Configurations
In this lab multiple motor configuration were tested to find the most efficient distance achieved with a constant Arduino power input of 50% for two seconds.
Trends Found In the Graph
- The farthest distance by far was achieved when both motors were reversed.
- The shortest distance that was achieved was when one of the motors was going forward and one was reversed.
- The least efficient configuration was when both of the motors where in the forward configuration because the power to distance ratio was the worst.
- The two trails with the configuration of one motor going forward and the other going reverse seem to be directly scale-able.
Codes For the Four Configurations
2 Motors Forward:
- celerate(4,0,50,2);
- motorSpeed(4,50);
- goFor(2);
2 Motors Reverse:
- reverse(4);
- celerate(4,0,50,2);
- motorSpeed(4,50);
- goFor(2);
Front Motor Reversed, Back motor Forward:
- reverse(1)
- celerate(4,0,50,2);
- motorSpeed(4,50);
- goFor(2);
Front Motor Forward, Back Motor Reversed:
- reverse(2)
- celerate(4,0,50,2);
- motorSpeed(4,50);
- goFor(2);