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Re: Motor Calculations

no, that seems about right... that's the amount of 'thrust' that will be at the wheel. So, at the max efficiency, your robot will have 11.3 pounds of acceleration pushing it forward, and that is while you are at 10 fps, when it is slower, you will have more acceleration then that.
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