Motor Configuration

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Figure 7.1: The chart shows the power vs distance for one motor being used for the AEV.

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Figure 7.2: The chart shows the power vs time for when one motor is being used for the AEV

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Figure 7.3: The chart shows the power vs distance for when two motors are being used for the AEV

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Figure 7.4: The chart shows the power vs time for when two motors are being used for the AEV.

 

From this lab it can be taken away that one motor does not need a lot of power to be used but needs a very high speed to overcome friction. Also, one motor is very slow compared to two motors. On the other hand, two motors needs a lot of power but has a low running time. Finally, it was found that two motors allows for more precise control over the Arduino than one motor does. With this data found it can be concluded that two motors is the better motor configuration due to the fact that is has more advantages than the one motor.