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Fix remark on modeling DC motor gearboxes
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calcmogul committed May 26, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -115,8 +115,13 @@ \subsubsection{Angular velocity constant $K_v$}
spinning at $\omega_{free}$, and $I_{free}$ is the current drawn by the motor
under no load.

If several identical motors are being used in one gearbox for a mechanism,
multiply the stall torque by the number of motors.
\begin{remark}
To model a mechanism with several identical motors in one gearbox, multiply
the stall torque, stall current, and free current by the number of motors $N$.
$K_t$ and $K_v$ will be the same because $N$ cancels out, but $R$ will be
divided by $N$. This multiplies the acceleration contribution of each model
term by $N$.
\end{remark}

\subsection{Current limiting}

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