Meeting Review for Week 5

This week we have finally gotten some testing done. We have gotten the speed trials done, however we did have some battery issues so not all of the testing could be completed. However we did get the speed tests done. Based on the data patterns can be seen. The drone was moving at a constant velocity in almost all cases. This means it will be very easy to compare to the new data once we modify the drone.

               Outside factors seem to have some impact on how fast the drone moves. This can be attributed to wind speed and battery life. The trials showed that the drone tended to move faster towards the end of its battery life but it was slower to start up. Also wind speed affects how the drone handles. Since the drone is so light wind has a major effect on handling and speed. If the wind is in the direction the drone is moving, it will naturally speed up. The opposite happens when the wind is against the drone, it tends to slow down because it is fighting the wind.

This is the data that we received from the tests. As you can see all of the data required linear curve fits. That means that the velocity remains constant. As the distance increases the time also increases at the same rate. So this means once we modify the drone this test will be viable to compare the new drone to the old one. If the drone has a steeper slope in the graph we will then be able to see that it does move faster.