Recycle Rush: Speed, Torque, or Both

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Recycle Rush: Speed, Torque, or Both

View Poll Results: What is the priority or emphasis for your drive train.
Maximum speed?	9	9.57%
Maximum torque?	10	10.64%
Balance of speed and torque?	56	59.57%
Other?	19	20.21%
Voters: 94. You may not vote on this poll

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13-01-2015, 01:49

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Re: Recycle Rush: Speed, Torque, or Both

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Originally Posted by philso

The PWM is usually generated using a clock signal in the microprocessor so it has a finite resolution in time. That means there is a minimum time increment to the on time and off time of the PWM signal. The controller in both robots would have the same number of PWM steps but Robot B is only using half of those steps so each step constitutes a larger percentage of the range of control.

So you're voting for B or A?

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