The following page discusses testing methods that the team should consider performing on our drivetrain and chassis prototypes
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- Goal: prove which drivetrain design is more capable of traversing obstacles
- Simulation testing
- Goal: determine the high-stress points in the drivetrain/chassis and reinforce them
- Centre of gravity testing
- Place the rover on a platform and tilt it to different angles up to 45 deg
- Goal: the rover stays on the platform without slipping
- Turn testing
- With varying weights loaded onto the chassis (of similar dimensions to our final version), manually or electrically test the difference in turning scrub with each prototype
- Document the difference in turn radius and turning time
- Goal: prove which drivetrain/chassis design experiences the least amount of turning resistance
- Field testing
- Test the rover driving over actual terrain and obstacles
- Goal: determine any sticky points that can be eliminated
- Drop testing?