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Loci in Epicyclic gearing A4r




R: pitch diameter of the fixed sun gear

r: pitch diameter of the planetary gear

k = R/r = 4

A point on pitch circle of the planetary gear traces a special the planetary gear traces a special hypocycloid: astroid (green)

The orange crank rocks with a dwell at its rightest position.




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