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Re: Question Regarding Torque - Pulling
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Originally Posted by CollmandosGrl
Two motors need to be spec'd out to discover the motor-torque needed for a robot to pull with an X amount of force without the wheels slipping. (assume the contact friction of whatever is being pulled is figured into the X amount of force).
Can anybody give me any insight about how to go about this?
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Good question.
I attempted an explanation here, and suggested some links for further reading.
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