Hello everyone! I was wondering if anyone could help me out. I'm working on an engineering project for one of my college classes. I am building a Semi Autonomous ground vehicle that collects golf balls. Right now i'm trying to figure out the best motor to use for the build. The vehicle size is going to be 1.5ft by 2ft and im projecting it to be around 15 to 25lb max with everything onboard. I plan on using two motors at the front of the vehicle, directly connected to wheel or using a belt and motor pulley system. For turning the vehicle will be program to spin the front wheels in opposite directions. The wheels im going to use will probably be 6inch diameter with 1 1/2 in width. Which type of motor would be best for this setup? I don't need this baby going 50 or 60 mph. 10 to 25 MPH would do just fine but I don't want to buy a under powered motor either.


I've been looking at 1/5 scale motors but alot of them seem like overkill and are pretty expensive. 1/8 scale are still pricey but im not sure if they would be strong enough as i will need a lot of torque.


Does anyone have and suggestions or ideas that can help me? Unfortunately they don't teach Motors and electronics to Mechanical Engineer students hahaha Thanks!