20230616 Torpedo

Tested torpedo launcher by shooting at target underwater from 0.3m (20 times), 0.45m (10 times), and 0.6m (9 times).

The torpedo tends to turn to the left which causes it to miss the target beyond 0.3m

The launcher successfully made it through the target 20/20 times at 0.3m. However, for 0.45m and 0.6m, it was not able to make it into the target reliably (1/10 at 0.45m, 0/9 at 0.6m) due to the turning behavior.

This helped us realize that our torpedo should probably be redesigned with four fins instead of three, as three fins are not enough to stabilize the torpedo.

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