Thread: paper: JVN's Mechanical Design Calculator 2016
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Re: paper: JVN's Mechanical Design Calculator 2016
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Originally Posted by Chris Fultz View Post
From our builds and testing, we have found the 80% overall 'efficiency' is a very good number to use. With so many COTS gearboxes available, the gear fits and alignments are great, so it is straightforward to put together a very good drive system.

Absolutely agree with Karthik. This is a great resource. We have used it extensively in the past, used it for our drive and lift in 2016, and are using it now for our drive and lift for 2017. In fact, a training session is on the agenda tonight for a wider group of students.
Chiming in too. We use this thing a lot and love it. We couldn't build robots without it. Will also mention the VexPro load ratings guide for the VersaPlanetary gearboxes. Also very important.
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