Loci in Epicyclic gearing A3
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Channel: thang010146 · 2012 · Science & Technology
R: pitch diameter of the fixed sun gear r: pitch diameter of the planetary gear k = R/r = 3 Loci of various points on the planetary gear are shown. The red is for a point on the pitch circle of the planetary gear. It is a special hypocycloid: deltoid. The two other loci are hypotrochoid. 1 cycle of the mechanism corresponds 1 revolution of the input crank. Inventor files of this video: http://www.mediafire.com/file/4fw2fomau339k5s/LociEpicyclicGearingA3Inv.zip/file