The Effect of Weight Distribution (Center, Front, Middle, With Left, Middle, and Right) on the Path Deviation In a Four Wheel Drive Base
School Name
Spring Valley High School
Grade Level
11th Grade
Presentation Topic
Engineering
Presentation Type
Non-Mentored
Abstract
In today's society, automated robots are increasingly being integrated into various industries. Many of these robots use standard drive bases that function autonomously. However, different designs featuring different weight distributions throughout these drive bases could affect the robot's ability to precisely perform the task. The purpose of this study was to determine which weight distribution configuration resulted in the least deviance from the path. It was hypothesized that the most centralized configuration would have the least deviation. To test this a four wheel drive base was built, programmed with an autonomous route, and then this code was run 10 times for each configuration and the deviation from the route was measured after each trial. All configurations were found to be significantly different from the control. For turnpoint the upper right configuration provided the least path deviation and for endpoint middle middle and upper middle had the least deviation.
Recommended Citation
Trifonova, Paulina, "The Effect of Weight Distribution (Center, Front, Middle, With Left, Middle, and Right) on the Path Deviation In a Four Wheel Drive Base" (2020). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 105.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2020/all/105
Location
John's Hall 105
Start Date
3-28-2020 12:15 PM
Presentation Format
Oral and Written
Group Project
No
The Effect of Weight Distribution (Center, Front, Middle, With Left, Middle, and Right) on the Path Deviation In a Four Wheel Drive Base
John's Hall 105
In today's society, automated robots are increasingly being integrated into various industries. Many of these robots use standard drive bases that function autonomously. However, different designs featuring different weight distributions throughout these drive bases could affect the robot's ability to precisely perform the task. The purpose of this study was to determine which weight distribution configuration resulted in the least deviance from the path. It was hypothesized that the most centralized configuration would have the least deviation. To test this a four wheel drive base was built, programmed with an autonomous route, and then this code was run 10 times for each configuration and the deviation from the route was measured after each trial. All configurations were found to be significantly different from the control. For turnpoint the upper right configuration provided the least path deviation and for endpoint middle middle and upper middle had the least deviation.
