Using Multiple Kinds Of Motors

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by IKE

Honestly though, buying a used physics book and reading it would be great, but the internet is a great source for more detailed information.

http://science.howstuffworks.com/tra...pment/gear.htm
is a great article explaining the basics on gears.
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To paraphrase:
"You can see farther by standing on the shoulders of giants that came before you."

Ike is right, even a quick glance through the CD Media section found:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/1682 - Drive Train Presentation by Ken Patton and Paul Copioli
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/1443 - Drive Train Basics paper by Chris Hibner (Math heavy)
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/1552 - SimSwerve paper by Ian Mackenzie
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/2216 - Belt and Chain evaluation by Team 234
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/2147 - Conference Presentation by Madison on Drive Trains and Implementations. (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/2037 - older version with more pictures)

These are just the ones I have read and found helpful. I am not sure what your grasp of physics is but I have a pretty strong background in it (even if it is several years old and I don't use it very often) If you don't have one I highly suggest taking a class on it.

If that isn't an option http://botsnlinux.net/firstphysics/f...th_physics.pdf is a short primer on basic concepts that is probably worth a read. Unfortunately development seems to have stopped on it.