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Originally Posted by NHoffmann
Our team needs to use encoders to get degree measurements out of a wheel. Only problem is, the encoders are mounted on the motor, and we cannot re-mount them anywhere else. The gear ratio is 1 motor rotation is 1.2 wheel rotations, and 497 encoder pulses is 1 motor revolution. How would we go about getting the wheel degree measurements from the encoder on the motor?
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One motor rotation is 1.2 wheel rotations, so you geared
up by 20%?
Anyway, 497 encoder pulses = 1 motor rotation = 1.2 rotation = 436 degrees.
Therefore, one pulse = 432 degrees / 497 = 0.869 degrees.