The uploaded workbook provides the approach FRC 1018 used to define actuation for the robot elevator for the 2018 season. Please ask any questions, I’ll do my best to respond and explain. Hope this helps in future work.
ElevatorAnalysis_180217R.xlsx (4.5 MB)
Attached is this year’s update to this tool.
Our team used this tool to select drive motors, final pulley diameter, and specify a custom gear reduction which were all targeted at meeting the elevator operating constraints.
Please ask any questions, I’ll do my best to explain.
Hope that this helps in future work,
ElevatorAnalysis_191227.xlsx (4.4 MB)