The second i am OK with Roland,no interrest.
The first solution is OK.
To have a perfect value can you tell us the teeth number
To know the ratio you need to simply use the number of teeth of the pulley (the big / the smal).
Maybe you need to make some test before with your actual (low ratio) config to know if the
motor have enought torque to start the wheel with a load on it (for example simulate a slope).
You start at 1000 RPM on
motor but what about the
motor datasheet at this low speed.
I think at 41 Rpm you are fast.
For the (38 ticks) encodeurs, this ratio is OK.
I don't know exactly where you find the
motor but maybe it's possible to find a gearbox.
Here for example on stepper the ratio can go over 100 so for 30RPM on Wheel it's 3000 on
motor.
www.kde-
motor.com/product/gearedsteppermotor/nema17Gearedsteppermotor.html
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