Lab 04 Results

Lab 04

The focus of this lab was the extracting of the data from the AEV after a run, and then analyzing and interpreting that data. After a run the aurdino stores various data about the run. This data can be converted and stored in an excel file. The issue with this is that the data isn’t in the physical parameter that we are accustomed to using. A MatLab script fill was written in order to extract the data from the excel file and convert it into physical parameter which could be used for analysis. This converted data was then graphed which gave the energy usage for the AEV during the run.

Knowing what the energy usage is for various commands is very important going forward since the goal of the project is to create a vehicle that is as energy efficient as possible. Since the code is already written to analyze the energy usage it will be much simpler in future labs to determine the energy used for various commands. This will allow the team to make better informed decisions in the future about choices when comes to coding the AEV to be as energy efficient as possible. In summary this lab gave the tools needed to measure the success of the AEV in its goal of being as energy efficient as possible.

Schedule and Team Meeting Notes:

No team meeting occurred this week.

Last Week’s Activities:

• Wrote code to operate the AEV
• Built a new design of the AEV
• Wrote code to analyze the energy usage of the AEV

To Be Completed:

• Complete progress report
  • Everyone
• Create Grading Criteria for AEV
  • Everyone

Decisions Made:

Energy Efficiency is the most important factor when deciding which design to move forward with

Reflections:

Data extraction will allow decisions on the operating of the AEV to be made based on qualitative data instead mere observations.