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Re: Minibot climb rate

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Originally Posted by JesseK View Post
I applied the equations in this whitepaper to JVN's Calculator (with some other mods as well) last night and came up with some interesting calculations.
In case anyone is interested, I posted my modification of this program for the Minibot climb here.

Added the FTC motor specs, some efficiency losses and Normal force effects.

Robodox 599 Numerology 3x3x3x3x3.3 minibot @ .8 efficiency

(wheel_dia_in) x (gear_ratio) x (time_to_climb) x (speed_fps)x(weight_lbs)

Last edited by vamfun : 16-01-2011 at 23:06.