Question: Choose to design either a 2 , 4 or 6 - wheeled platform and drive system that can traverse the plants in the field. You

Choose to design either a 2,4 or 6-wheeled platform and drive system that can traverse the plants in the field. You have available 4 batteries of 6V each to configure as desired. Each battery has an AHr rating that can supply at most 20A-hour at the rated voltage.(For example each battery can provide 20A for 1 hour, 10A for 2 hours, or 40A for 0.5hr, etc...) The wheels used will be 8 in diameter and 3 in width. The vehicle platform is such that for example a 6 wheeled vehicle wheels are defined as WLeftFoward, WLeftCenter, WLeftAft, WRightFoward, WRightCenter and WRightAft are the drive wheels and the batteries (primary center of mass) are located at the center of the vehicle. The overall weight of the vehicle is ~40lbs and the motors are geared using a 20:1 gear ratio between the motor and vehicle with a drive efficiency of 70%. The design must account for a grade of 5%(2.86 degrees).

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