Robotics & Automation worked example

Robot Travel Time at 14% accel, blend, and reorient allowance: a worked example

Suppose accel, blend, and reorient allowance falls to 14%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate seconds of robot travel time per cycle from total TCP distance, the speed the cell can hold, and an accel and orientation allowance.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Total TCP travel distance per cycle: 2,400 mm (held at the documented default)
  • Sustained TCP speed: 800 mm / sec (held at the documented default)
  • Accel, blend, and reorient allowance: 14 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 20)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Base robot travel time = total TCP travel distance per cycle / sustained TCP speed.
  • Required robot travel time works out to 3.42 sec at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Base robot travel time works out to 3 sec at these inputs.
  • Accel/blend allowance applied works out to 14 % at these inputs.
  • Sustained TCP speed works out to 800 pieces / min at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where accel, blend, and reorient allowance sits at 20% and the headline result is 3.6 sec, this scenario comes in 5% below the baseline at 3.42 sec.
  • It computes the seconds of TCP motion needed per cycle by dividing total path length by sustained speed, then inflating for acceleration, blending, and reorientation. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • Required robot travel time: 3.42 sec (headline result)
  • Base robot travel time: 3 sec
  • Accel/blend allowance applied: 14 %
  • Sustained TCP speed: 800 pieces / min

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Robot Travel Time calculator, set accel, blend, and reorient allowance to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.