So we were testing certain stuff in our lab yesterday, and I thought, why don't we share our approach? That would be such a great way to show off the capabilities of the UAVCAN GUI Tool. Check this out:
The video features the following products and instruments:
- UAVCAN GUI Tool version 0.9
- Zubax Babel (USB-CAN adapter)
- Zubax Orel 20 (the ESC)
- Tarot MT4008 motor with Tarot 1555 high strength plastic propeller
- MASTECH HY5030 DC power supply
- RCbenchmark 1520 testing rig (optional)
The motor is controlled by the UAVCAN GUI Tool by virtue of this simple snippet in Python that runs in the interactive console: https://gist.github.com/pavel-kirienko/d4a59581af26aa359bc86d5d7ed6d3e0. The X-Y plotting feature of the UAVCAN GUI Tool allows us to directly plot the relationship between the electrical power and the mechanical RPM of the propeller. The UAVCAN GUI tool is a powerful one-size-fits-all instrument that can be used to easily analyze and demonstrate the behavior of various UAVCAN-enabled systems.
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Comments
interestingly done
Interesting experiment! With complete characterization of the motor and propeller (using a dyno on the ground), you could obtain mechanical efficiency in flight with this.