Weapon Tip Speed Calculator
You can use this calculator to calculate your combat robot weapon’s approximate theoretical tip speed. Simply edit the fields for Battery Voltage, Motor Kv, and Weapon Diameter and the calculations will update automatically.
Weapon Free Speed
= Battery Voltage x Motor Kv
Weapon Tip Speed (ft/sec)
= (Weapon Circumference / 12) x (Weapon Free Speed / 60)
Weapon Tip Speed (mph)
= (Weapon Tip Speed (ft/sec) / 5280) x (Weapon Free Speed x 60)