Integrated Systems Testing (IST)
In the latter half of this semester, we conducted multiple Integrated Systems Testings. This is where we
tested the robot as a collective, functioning system, and not just individual parts.
IST 1 was a rollercoaster — but incredibly informative and necessary. The robot tipped! Sand got
everywhere (ebox, motor,
etc.), and we didn’t collect too much quantitative data. The motor was constrained to 60% power during
the test. We also discovered that our
robot was quite overweight... and she desperately needs to go on a diet (see more in “weight reduction”
section).