Drivetrain Testing Plan
- Austin Tailon Huang
Constraint Validation
Listed below are key metrics that must be measured to ensure our design means competition requirements. This data may help with improving designs, but mainly is intended to verify constraint conformity. These tests will require no support from software, firmware or electrical.
The mass of each of the following items should be recorded:
Description | Measured Mass (kg) |
|---|---|
| 7.10 |
| 1.40 |
*Weigh and record each suspension bar separately
| 2.25 |
*Weigh and record each wheel module separately | 3.05 |
2.30 (Empty) | |
| |
33.5 |
Power Performance Testing
Listed below are tests designed to quantify and understand the motor performance of our drivetrain. These metrics are intended to provide hard data on basic electro-mechanical performance of the drivetrain, and is mainly intended to validate the following items:
motor spec’ing calculations and assumptions
power draw estimations
basic driving functionality
These tests will require electrical and firmware support, as well as odrive functionality and basic software to perform the following functions:
Independent and simultaneous control of all 6 wheel assemblies (on/off, and direction control)
Motor speed control
Logging of motor RPM, current and voltage (recording PWM cycling), preferably in CSV format
Competition Performance Testing
Listed below are tests designed to get a good understanding of how our drivetrain will perform at competition. This section will be revisited after the first set of testing is completed. For more details, please contact @Austin Tailon Huang .