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    Gear Ratios Calculati

    The most used drive system on a first robot uses sprockets and chains. It is vital to the success of a robot to properly adjust the size of sprockets in order to obtain the maximum speed and power. Balancing speed versus power can be daunting but with a few basic guidelines it can be made easy. Let s examine a couple

    Two Broad Types of Sprockets


    a) Driver Sprockets are directly driven by a motor b) Driven Sprockets mesh with the driven sprocket

    Gear Ratio Velocity


    First, notice which sprocket has the most teeth. This will be the sprocket that completes one revolution. Take the number of teeth on the driven sprocket and divide that number by the amount of teeth on the driver sprocket.
    Driver Sprocket:
    Driven Sprocket:

    30 Teeth
    10 Teeth 30/10

    = 3:1 Ratio

    To calculate the RPM output of a given gear ratio, take the velocity ratio and multiply that number by the RPM output of

    Revolutions per Minute


    Ex. 1: Motor RPM (60 rpm) x gear ratio (3:1) = 120 rpm

    Ex. 2: Motor RPM (100 rpm) x gear ratio (1:4) = 400 rpm

    RPM with a Compound Gear


    The easiest way to calculate RPM on a compound system is to split up the problem into two equations or pairs depending on the amount of gears involved. After finding the ratio for each pair, multiply them together with the motor RPM to get your final RPM. (see next slide for examples)

    Ex. 1: This example involves 4 gears. Gear A- Driver Sprocket, Gear B and Gear C are Fixed, and Gear D. The motor RPM in this example will be 100 RPM. Driver Sprocket-Gear A (30 teeth) / Gear B (10 teeth) = 3:1 Rat
    Gear C (20 teeth) / Gear D(50 teeth) = 2:5 Ratio

    3:1 Ratio x 2:5 Ratio x 100rpm = 120 rpm


    Ex. 2: This example also involves 4 gears. Gear ADriver Sprocket, Gear B and Gear C are Fixed, and Gear D. The motor RPM in this example will be 60 RPM. Driver Sprocket-Gear A (20 teeth) / Gear B (15 teeth) Gear C (50 teeth) / Gear D (10 teeth) = 5:1 Ratio = 4:3 Ratio

    4:3 Ratio x 5:1 Ratio x 60rpm = 400 rpm

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