Initial Testing - Motor Torque

Initial Testing - Motor Torque

Today Initial testing was undertaken on the motors provided. This was to identify if the motors that have been supplied are of high enough torque to potential move the buggy along.

This was carried out buy a simple test of mounting the motors and attaching some wheels. To simulate the weight of the batteries/ circuit board etc. The mains power supply was used. See images and video bellow.

Test Rig

Close Up

Wheel Spinning

As can been seen in the video the initial test was successful, however some issues did arise.

It became apparent that the wheels that have been supplied do not have enough friction to handle the power of the motors (see video below). To overcome this issues we simply placed some duck tape onto the wheels to gain more traction. As a result the test rig moved much better(see video below).

Wheels with Duck Tape

Initial Buggy Design

Further developments to undertake from test rig.

See if the design will be stable under loading

See if the design will work with the designated sensor

Increase the friction of the wheels

Circuit board/motor/battery layout.