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Re: Motor Power
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 14 Nov 2003 05:33:06 GMT
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Nathan Colyer <ncoly1@eq.edu.auAVOIDSPAM>
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G'day Gahlord,
Just outof interest, as an experiment with my science class, we easily
towed 30kg (66pounds) on a trolly, using a robot with two motors, 8 tooth
gear driving a 40 tooth gear. Traction was the limiting factor, with tyres
slipping - the motors were far from stalling. Doing some data collection
and extrapolation, we estimated the robot could tow in excess of 40kg
(88pounds), provided tyres did not lose traction!
Change to a worm drive, and you could shift a lot more weight, again
traction would limit weight shifted.
Nathan
At 12:55 PM 12/11/03 -0500, Gahlord Dewald wrote:
> Hi all,
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> I'm a lurker/newbie. I'm wanting to build a controlled platform that can move
> and rotate (sort of like a turtle using LOGO). I'd like this platform to • carry
> my E-10 camera (weighs 37 oz./1048 grams). Can anything using the • RCX/mindstorms
> system move this much weight?
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ncoly1@eq.edu.au
Tully State High School
www.tullyshs.qld.edu.au
Ph: 4068 4555
Fax: 4068 4500
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