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Unread 10-01-2006, 14:11
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Re: Modeling the Kit Motors with USB-DAQ

We were working on this today in a lunch meeting, and will be figuring out how to do it. Currently we think we are going to take the simple route and build a pulley on an axle that we can couple to the motors and load using a belt. Its funny, we had the "how to measure it" down in seconds, but as we are all electrical/computer engineers, the how to mechanically load the motor was the hardest part!

Luckily one of our mentors is a test engineer and uses Labview every day here at work, so that part is easy, the mechanics are the challenge!
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