Gears
The name of the gear attached to the drive motor
drive gear
What is the formula for calculating distance a wheel moves in one revolution?
C = Pi * d (diameter of wheel)
What is the unit of measure of force?
Newton
The name of the gear attached to the wheel
Driven gear
How far will a wheel with a 5 " diameter move in 10 revolutions?
~157 inches / 399 cm
As the diameter of a drive wheel increases, what happens to torque?
A gear between the driver and the driven gear used to change rotational direction
idler gear
Given a motor RPM of 60 and a wheel diameter of 4", how far will a wheel travel in 30 seconds?
~377 inches / 957.5 cm
Given a motor torque of 1.2 N-m and a wheel diameter of 10 cm, what is the force at the edge of the wheel?
12 N
The drive gear has 80 teeth. The driven gear has 20 teeth. What is the gear ratio?
1:4
1 to 4
1/4
Given a motor RPM of 120 and a wheel diameter of 7", how far will a wheel travel in 10 seconds?
439.8 inches / 1117 cm
Given a force at the edge of the drive wheel of 20N, and a motor torque of 1.2 N-m, what is the diameter of the drive wheel?
2.3 inches / 6 cm
A motor turns a 40 tooth drive gear at 60 RPM. How fast will the 60 tooth driven gear turn?
40 RPM
Given a motor RPM of 60 and a wheel diameter of 4", a drive gear of 80 teeth and a driven gear of 60 teeth, how far will a wheel travel in 30 seconds?
~502.65 inches
Given a force of 18N at the edge of the drive wheel and a wheel radius of 5 inches, what is the motor torque?
2.28 N-m