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Calculating the force required / Design of rack and pinion
[COLOR=#141414][FONT=roboto]Hello everyone. This is Govardhanan. I am still a student, when mechanics is considered, so please tolerate my simple questions and pls do help me out.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#141414][FONT=roboto]I am trying to dispense some food from the container using a rack and a pinion, but was not successful in that, as the stepper motor I use doesnt give enough torque. So I need to know the torque I am supposed to generate to dispense the food. But I am not sure how to measure the force required to dispense the food. Please help me out in designing this. Thanks a ton in advance.[/FONT][/COLOR]:)
[COLOR=#141414][FONT=roboto]I have attached the rough explanation drawing and an image of what I have done already.
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