Need advice on motors, gearboxes, and ESCs

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Originally Posted by Nathan

Thank you all again so much for your advice. We've decided to go with the CIM motors (full size) and VersaPlanetary gearboxes.

With a 5:1 gearbox and 6" wheels, that gives us 1717 oz-in (107.3125 in-lbs) of torque with a speed of 6MPH.

Do you think that's enough torque to move a ~60lb robot?

I attached a spreadsheet with our list of parts and speed/torque calculations. Any final advice you could give us would be great!

Thanks!

If I'm correct, your calculations are based on the motor free speed (CIM is ~5100 rpm). Once loaded, this speed will be reduced. You should expect about 4100-4300 rpm at peak efficiency loaded. The JVN calculator uses an 81% "speed loss constant". You may want to reference this for your calculations.

Overall, not a bad start

By the way, I'd encourage you to check out the Mars Society's University Rover Challenge next year.