Measuring Power Consumption

Please find my group assignment here: Week 9: Measuring Power Consumption of Output Devices

Reflection:

My biggest takeaway from this group assignment is that knowing the hardware requirements—such as power needs and constraints—will determine how we interface and program the components and whether they are compatible with each other.

I learn that understanding the power requirements of these output devices is important to help me choose appropriate power sources and energy management strategy for my project.

I also learn that physical properties and dynamics can affect power consumption. In this case, several factors influence the power consumption of servo motors are load, operating state (idle/stationary vs active/moving), and device type (e.g micro vs. high-torque, have varying power consumption requirements).

Therefore, the choice of which device to use should consider not only technical specifications like power constraints, but also physical properties and requirements.