I am designing by first 1lb antweight robot, and I could use some advice.
I plan to use the pololu 30T track set, two fingertech goldspark motors 50:1 ratio, and a 3 cell/11.1 V lipo battery
https://www.pololu.com/product/3033I was calculating speed and pushing power, and I am not sure if they are reasonable values for the weight class or if I did them right. All the values are from the product description pages.
Speed: 9100 max rpm X 1/50 gear ratio X 1min/60sec X 4.838in/rev X 1 foot/inch =
1.2 feet/secMax pushing force [oz] = stall torque [oz-in] X .5 (estimate for max torque) X wheel radius [in]
=.64 oz-in X .5 X .77in X 1lb/16oz =
.0154lb pushing force (not good!)
Another option I was thinking of is using fingertech silver spark motors. Would those be overkill for the weight class or even viable with a 3 cell/11.1 battery? Are there any other important factors or calculations I should be looking at for the drive?
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