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Re: Perfect Drive?

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Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik View Post
JVN worked up an Excel spreadsheet drivetrain calculator years ago. It makes some basic assumptions about the physics to estimate the required torque to turn a skid-steer robot. Then it matches it to the motor curves to determine amps.
Thanks Kevin, I am aware of John's spreadsheet.

@Matt: Is that how you got 102 amps? You used JVN's spreadsheet to calculate amps for a skid-steer turn?