Motor Configuration 1
Motor Configuration 2
Code & Analysis
| Motor Configuration | |||
| Test | Code | Distance(in) | |
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Test 2: Non-Slanted Mortors
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1.1 |
motorSpeed(4, 35);
goFor(5); reverse(4); motorSpeed(4, 40); goFor(3); |
180 |
| 1.2 | 174 | ||
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Test 3: Slanted Mortors
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2.1 |
motorSpeed(4, 35);
goFor(5); reverse(4); motorSpeed(4, 40); goFor(3); |
278 |
| 2.2 | 274 | ||
Data Analysis
Conclusion
One of our advanced R&D topics was motor configuration to see which configuration would go farthest. Our first design had to motors horizontally next to each other in the back of the AEV. After testing this configuration with the code the AEV ran an average distance of 177 inches. After reconfiguring the motors so that each motor was slanted outward on the AEV the average distance ran was 276 inches. The motor change provided almost a 100 inch difference using the same code.
We concluded that the reason for this drastic change was that now the motors each were creating their own propulsion on each side of the AEV to provide a larger amount of thrust then when being right next to each other and directly behind the AEV. Furthermore pulling the motors out to the side acts as a balancing device for the AEV and allows it to run smoother on the track because the weight is more evenly distributed.