The first advanced R&D topic our company explored was battery testing. The battery used with our AEV is the LI-PO (Lithium Polymer) battery. At a full charge our Initial voltage was 8.29 V. Our members created code that emulated a normal run and performed 5 trials with that code.
Deliverables:
1.
| Trial | Initial Voltage | Final Voltage | Distance |
| 1 | 8.29 V | 8.24 V | 12.4 m |
| 2 | 8.24 V | 8.20 V | 12.4 m |
| 3 | 8.20 V | 8.17 V | 12.43 m |
| 4 | 8.17 V | 8.16 V | 12.65 m |
| 5 | 8.16 V | 8.11 V | 12.54 m |
2. One takeaway from these trials was that the voltage decreases as the battery’s energy is consumed. the biggest take away from this experiment was that the distance the AEV traveled on a battery losing voltage did not decrease. The battery was deemed efficient and reliable.
3. Since we determined the battery is still efficient despite the loss in voltage over time, we will not be changing anything because of these trials.