1-Dimensional Test Track Concept
I've drawn up a very rough diagram for what my initial test track concept may look like:
My concept involves a track made from aluminium extrusion and a carriage with forward and rear-facing ducted fan thrusters. The aim is to configure the trust output so that the alignment arrow stops in line with various marked goal positions accurately and in a reproducible manner.
Sensors (such as a laser range finder) will be added at a later time and the controller programmed to dynamically calculate the required thrust control, once I have developed an understanding of the thrust characteristics and implemented an algorithm capable of reaching hard-coded points.