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Re: paper: JVN's Mechanical Design Calculator 2016

Can a brother get more stages in the Rotary Mechanism tab for the 2017 version? I need more than 4 stages please.
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Re: paper: JVN's Mechanical Design Calculator 2016

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What is the "Speed Loss Constant"?
It's an empirically-determined value, and will "vary from robot to robot".

The 81% value is "about right" for the robots that team 148 builds.

"This is all very inexact. The calculations end up being "about right."
"About right" is totally okay for a FIRST Robot."

Stuff in quotes are excerpts from an old JVN post.

Your team can measure this speed loss constant for robots that your team builds, and eventually to get an idea if a different number would be more suitable for your team's robots. The number depends not only on type of drivetrain and the design details, but also on craftsmanship.



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Re: paper: JVN's Mechanical Design Calculator 2016

Just wanted to bring this resource everyone's attention. I've had a lot of teams contacting me this year asking for help on selecting gear ratios and motors for drivetrains, intakes, and hangers. The easiest way to walk teams through these calculations is the JVN calculator. It has tabs set up for commonly used gearboxes, rotary mechanisms, linear mechanisms, and much more. It also has motor specs for many of the commonly used FRC motors pre-loaded. I highly recommend that all teams take it for a spin. It's a huge time saver and a great educational tool.
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Re: paper: JVN's Mechanical Design Calculator 2016

From our builds and testing, we have found the 80% overall 'efficiency' is a very good number to use. With so many COTS gearboxes available, the gear fits and alignments are great, so it is straightforward to put together a very good drive system.

Absolutely agree with Karthik. This is a great resource. We have used it extensively in the past, used it for our drive and lift in 2016, and are using it now for our drive and lift for 2017. In fact, a training session is on the agenda tonight for a wider group of students.
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Re: paper: JVN's Mechanical Design Calculator 2016

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From our builds and testing, we have found the 80% overall 'efficiency' is a very good number to use. With so many COTS gearboxes available, the gear fits and alignments are great, so it is straightforward to put together a very good drive system.

Absolutely agree with Karthik. This is a great resource. We have used it extensively in the past, used it for our drive and lift in 2016, and are using it now for our drive and lift for 2017. In fact, a training session is on the agenda tonight for a wider group of students.
Chiming in too. We use this thing a lot and love it. We couldn't build robots without it. Will also mention the VexPro load ratings guide for the VersaPlanetary gearboxes. Also very important.
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Re: paper: JVN's Mechanical Design Calculator 2016

Has any free technical resource had a greater impact on the design quality and competitiveness of FRC robots than this calculator has? I seriously doubt it. This continues to be an essential tool for any FRC designer, and I'm so glad it continues to exist and be updated with useful features.
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Re: paper: JVN's Mechanical Design Calculator 2016

Greatest tool in my FRC toolbox for sure.
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Re: paper: JVN's Mechanical Design Calculator 2016

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Just wanted to bring this resource everyone's attention. I've had a lot of teams contacting me this year asking for help on selecting gear ratios and motors for drivetrains, intakes, and hangers. The easiest way to walk teams through these calculations is the JVN calculator. It has tabs set up for commonly used gearboxes, rotary mechanisms, linear mechanisms, and much more. It also has motor specs for many of the commonly used FRC motors pre-loaded. I highly recommend that all teams take it for a spin. It's a huge time saver and a great educational tool.
It's such a fantastic cheat code. I assume the existence of the calculator is JVN's property so it shouldn't get re-hosted where he wouldn't want it... but that being said, I wish that if I could pick one resource to put on any and all FIRST related websites, any tangential email blast, write in the sky, etc., it would be this.

I am not an engineer or studying for a career in engineering but this tool has unlocked a lot of doors for me and my team.
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Re: paper: JVN's Mechanical Design Calculator 2016

Thanks John! Great work, super helpful to us EEs!
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