
A planetary gear system can be used as an automobile
transmission. By alternately fixing and
releasing the ring R,
the sun S and the arm different transmission
ratios may be obtained.
If the ring is fixed and wArm =delta.deltadeltadelta rad/sec,
find wSun . Count the number of teeth to determine the relative size of the gears.
The arm is the triangular plate connecting the pins of the planet gears..