Motor vs Mechanism Ratio Simulator

This interactive simulator helps you understand the relationship between rotor speed, sensor speed, and mechanism speed through gear ratios.

Understanding the Chain

In FRC mechanisms, power flows through multiple reduction stages:

1. Rotor (Motor) - The motor shaft spinning at full speed
2. Sensor - An encoder that reads rotor position, reduced by the first gear ratio
3. Mechanism - The actual output (arm, elevator, etc.), further reduced by the second ratio

Key Concepts

• RotorToSensorRatio: How much the motor speed is reduced before the sensor sees it
• SensorToMechanismRatio: How much the sensor speed is reduced to produce the final mechanism output
• Total Reduction: The product of both ratios

How to Use

1. Choose a motion mode: Oscillate for back-and-forth motion, or Continuous for spinning
2. Adjust the gear ratios using the sliders or number inputs
3. Watch the visualization to see how each component rotates
4. View the graph to compare position traces over time