Gear Ratio Quiz (Sem 2)

By Monica Garcia
Last updated about 7 years ago
6 Questions
Note from the author:
Calculation gear ratio on a robot

What's a driver gear?

What's a follower gear?

What's a idler gear?

If a motor gear has 40 teeth, an idler gear has 8 teeth and a wheel gear has 24 teeth, what is the gear ratio in fraction form?

Does this gear combination increase speed, torque or both?

A gear ratio of 1 has no effect on the torque or speed of a robot.