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Originally Posted by Vikesrock
This is somewhat related to the topspeed discussion so I figure I'll ask it here. When determining the "top speed" of a robot in relation to it's gearing, wheels, motors, ect. what point on the motor curve are you taking the RPM numbers from? My team is a second year team with little or no help from any Mech E's and we are looking to do a bit more in terms of drivetrain design than we did last year.
So when someone says they have a 15fps or 16fps robot what RPM is that on the motor (assuming 2.5" CIM)?
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It depends on the size of your wheel. If you go 16 fps with 8 inch wheels then your motors will be rotating twice as fast at 16 fps with 4 inch wheels