I have a goofy style complex tray, and I have 3 stages with a 4th telescopic stage. My robot can intake 11 cubes, but the tilter struggles when I try to place the cubes. I have a 7:1 gear ratio and a 100 RPM motor. The tilter will stall and not move. I have looked at the physics of the Tilter thread…

on the extreme end, you could do 1:35 Source: use 1:35 for my 13 stacker

1:15 could get you what you need. Another option would be to rubber band the tray so it counteracts the weight of the cubes

you can just use better tilter geometry instead of making the gear ratio more torquey.

The ratio is a 5:1 into a 7:1. The 12 tooth gear for the 7:1 ratio shares the same axle as the 60 tooth gear

maybe try to redesign the lever arm (bar connecting to the big gear) so that it is shorter. If you think about it, th weight of the cubes are pushing on that lever, and the torque applied is equal to rFsin(theta), where F is the effectively the ‘weight’ of the cubes (simplification), r is length of…

How would you do that? Would you do something like what is in this thread [image] Physics of Tilter Technical Discussion Each year, there is usually a physics thread to work out the math behind the theoretical “best” version of a design. Many, many people have contributed…

yeah, something similar to the first image someone posted there. Important tips though, is to decrease the pushing arm length, and when the tray is at 90 degrees, both the crank and connecting bar should be at 45 degrees relative to the ground, so that the torque applied to the motor by the weight o…

put 2 zipties between each driveshaft so they get pulled together it will help a lot

or use the thicc axles. Also, use this if you want to see the torque and whatnot of your tray: these are some random numbers I chose that are similar to what I was talking about before, Tray Calculator [image]

Try to maximize leverage by changing the angle at which the gear bar meets the bar meeting the tray. Ours is at a 45 degree angle, and it changes the form as it goes. We can stack 13 with this (double tray)

How to get the Tilter not to stall when placing 11 cubes?

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ItsMe January 22, 2020, 3:06pm 12

How would you do that? Would you do something like what is in this thread