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Elevator Altimeter
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--- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/lab_documentation.txt Sat Mar 10 01:40:42 2018 +0000 @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +LAB 7 - DOCUMENTATION +Krish Hemant Mhatre +Ethan Zhang + +The code first calculates the altitude (distanceA) then waits for one second and then calculates altitude once again (distanceB). +It calculates the velocity of the elevator by the formula velocity = (difference in altitude)/time. +Time is one second. + +The altimeter waas tested in two different elevators - Luddy Hall and Geology Building. +The observations are as follows: + +Luddy Hall Up +Time (s) Velocity (m/s) +1 0.2500 +2 0.1250 +3 2.1250 +4 2.4375 +5 2.5625 +6 0.7500 +7 0.0625 + +Luddy Hall Down +Time (s) Velocity (m/s) +1 0.0625 +2 0.6250 +3 1.3750 +4 2.3750 +5 3.3750 +6 1.1875 +7 0.2500 +8 0.1875 + +Geology Up +Time (s) Velocity (m/s) +1 0.1250 +2 0.8750 +3 1.8125 +4 1.3750 +5 1.8750 +6 1.5625 +7 0.2500 +8 0.1250 + +Geology Down +Time (s) Velocity (m/s) +1 0.4375 +2 1.2500 +3 1.6875 +4 1.6250 +5 1.5000 +6 1.5000 +7 1.1250 +8 0.5625 +9 0.4375 +10 0.1875 + + +The graphs for all four observations and the eagle schematic of the board have been submitted in canvas. \ No newline at end of file